Romans 6:20
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
- KJV
- For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
- WEB
- For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
- ASV
- For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.
- DARBY
- For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.
- BLB
- For when you⁺ were slaves of sin, you⁺ were free from righteousness.
- ÅB
- For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.
- OTB
- For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.
- B1930
- For dengang da I var syndens tjenere, var I fri fra rettferdigheten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 6:16–17
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?
Read in contextJohn 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
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