Romans 6:20

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

In Context

19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members [as] servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members [as] servants to righteousness unto sanctification.

21What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

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Cross References

John 8:34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

Matthew Henry on Romans 6:2-23

On Sanctification. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness… Read the whole commentary →

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