Romans 6:18

and being set free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness.

1770 John Worsley NT

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 who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

19I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh: as ye have yielded your bodies servants to impurity and iniquity to work iniquity; so now present your bodies servants to righteousness, unto holiness.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,

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

Romans 6:14For sin shall have no power over you, inasmuch as ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 6:22But now being set free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting 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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