Romans 6:18

Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

In Context

17But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.

19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:32I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

Isaiah 26:13LORD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but we will only acknowledge your name.

Luke 1:74to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,

John 8:36If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

Romans 6:14For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:22But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

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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