Romans 6:18

And ye delivered from sin, be made (the) servants of rightwiseness.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17But I thank God, that (once) ye were servants of sin; but ye have obeyed of heart into that form of teaching, in which ye be betaken. (But I thank God, that before ye were servants of sin; but now ye have obeyed with your heart that form of teaching, which was delivered unto you, or unto which ye be delivered.)

19I say that thing that is of man, for the unsteadfastness, [or the infirmity, or unstableness], of your flesh, (or for the frailty, or the weakness, of your flesh). But as ye have given your members to serve to uncleanness, and to wickedness into wickedness, so now give ye your members to serve to rightwiseness into holiness.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:32I ran the way of thy commandments; when thou alargedest mine heart. (I shall go the way of thy commandments; for thou hast enlarged my heart.)

Isaiah 26:13Our Lord God, (other) lords had us in possession, without thee; only in thee have we mind of thy name. (Lord our God, other lords have had us in possession besides thee; but only thee do we call on by name.)

Luke 1:74to give himself to us. That we without dread, delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve to him, [to give himself to us. That we delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve to him without dread (or without fear),] (to give himself to us. That we now, without any fear, having been delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve him,)

John 8:36Therefore if the Son make you free, verily, ye shall be free. (And so if the Son shall make you free, truly, or in truth, ye shall be free.)

Romans 6:14For sin shall not have lordship over you; for ye be not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 6:22But now ye delivered from sin, and made servants to God, have your fruit into holiness, and the end everlasting life (or and the end is 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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