Romans 6:20

For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19I will speake grossly because of the infirmitie of youre flesshe. As ye have geve youre membres servauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie fro iniquitie vnto iniquitie: even so nowe geve youre membres servantes vnto rightewesnes yt ye maye be sanctified.

21What frute had ye then in tho thinges wher of ye are now ashamed. For the ende of tho thynges is deeth.

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Cross References

John 8:34Iesus answered them: verely verely I saye vnto you that whosoever committeth synne is the servaunt of synne.

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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