Romans 6:18

And when ye were emancipated from sin, ye became servants to righteousness.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 ye were once the servants of sin but have now from the heart obeyed that form of doctrine to which ye are devoted.

19-(I speak as among men, because of the infirmity of your flesh.)-As ye once gave up your members to the servitude of pollution and iniquity, so also now give ye up your members to the servitude of righteousness and sanctity.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear,

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

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

Romans 6:22And now, as ye have been emancipated from sin, and have become servants to God, your fruits are holy; and the result thereof is life everlasting.

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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