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Lenten Season · Easter Vigil · Year A

Romans 6:3-11

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

April 4, 2026

Baptism, William P. Chappel
Baptism, William P. Chappel, 1870sThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
A small, plain American scene by a New York tinsmith who painted the city's street life from memory in his old age, including its outdoor baptisms.Romans 6 says we were buried with him by baptism into death, and Chappel painted it as a public event in a river.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe largest art museum in the Americas, founded in 1870 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted one and had no collection to start from.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 28:1-10Mt 28:1-10
Second ReadingRom. 6:3-11Rom 6:3-11
First ReadingGen. 1:1–2:2Gn 1:1–2:2 orGen. 1:1, 26-31aGn 1:1, 26-31a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 (30)Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 (30) orPs. 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 (5b)Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 (5b)

Overview & Insights

“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death... so we too might walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4)

See Romans 6:1–7 for an outline of Romans 6:1–14.

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Commentary

Commentary on Romans 6:3-11 (Vigil of Easter)Commentary on Rom 6:3-11 (Vigil of Easter) Working Preacher

Luther Seminary connects Paul's baptism-into-Christ's-death text to the Vigil's baptisms and passage from death to life.

Enduring Word Bible Commentary Romans Chapter 6Enduring Word Bible Commentary Rom Chapter 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse treatment of dying and rising with Christ and newness of life.

Romans 6:1-3 Commentary | Precept AustinRom 6:1-3 Commentary | Precept Austin Precept Austin

Detailed word study and cross-references on baptism into Christ's death opening Romans 6.

Romans 6:3 CommentariesRom 6:3 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentaries on being baptized into Christ's death.

The Easter Vigil (Year B) | Dr. Brant Pitre Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre explains Paul's teaching that in baptism we die and rise with Christ, the Vigil's epistle.

Background & Word Study

Book of Romans Overview (Romans 1-4)Book of Rom Overview (Rom 1-4) BibleProject

Animated overview of Paul's argument, setting up the union-with-Christ theme of chapter 6.

Romans 6:3 Greek InterlinearRom 6:3 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for study of baptizo and syntax of baptism into his death.

The Church Fathers

Catena Bible: Romans 6Catena Bible: Rom 6 Catena

Patristic comment on baptism, death to sin, and resurrection life in Romans 6.

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