Romans 6:18

Emancipated then from sin, ye became servants to righteousness.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 though ye were the servants of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart the model of doctrine into which ye were delivered.

19I speak humanly, because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have presented your members servants to impurity and iniquity for iniquity; so now present your members servants to righteousness for holiness.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74to give us, that we, secure from fear, rescued from the hands of our enemies, should serve him,

John 8:36If the Son therefore make you free, ye will be truly free.

Romans 6:14For sin shall not hold dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 6:22But now being set at liberty from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and at the end life eternal.

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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