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Romans 6:16

Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

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

17But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,

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Cross References

Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

John 8:34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,

2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption. For a man is a slave to whatever masters him.

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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