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Romans 6:16

ObedienceSin

14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!

Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

17 But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

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BSB
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
KJV
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
WEB
Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
ASV
Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves [as] servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
DARBY
Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
BLB
Do you⁺ not know that to whom you⁺ present yourselves [as] slaves for obedience, you⁺ are slaves to the one whom you⁺ obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
ÅB
Vet dere ikke at når dere byr dere fram for noen som tjenere til lydighet, så er dere også tjenere under den dere lyder, enten det er under synden til død eller under lydigheten til rettferdighet?
OTB
Vet dere ikke at når dere byr dere frem som tjenere til lydighet, da er dere tjenere under den dere lyder, enten det er synden, som fører til død, eller lydigheten, som fører til rettferdighet?
B1930
vet I ikke at når I byr eder frem for nogen som tjenere til lydighet, da er I også tjenere under den som I så lyder, enten det er under synden til død eller under lydigheten til rettferdighet?

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Cross references

  • John 8:34

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

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  • Matthew 6:24

    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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  • Joshua 24:15

    But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

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  • 2 Peter 2:19

    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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  • Romans 6:12–13

    Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.

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  • Romans 6:19–23

    I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

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  • Romans 6:17

    But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

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