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Romans 6

Romans 6:16

The Wages of Sin · Romans 6:15–23
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Translations

Modern
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
Traditional
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Literal
Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to the one whom you obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Latin
Nescitis quoniam cui exhibetis vos servos ad obediendum, servi estis ejus, cui obeditis, sive peccati ad mortem, sive obeditionis ad justitiam?

Original

Greek
English
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

Notes

Romans 6:16

righteousness (Greek dikaiosunē): In the first part of Romans, Paul uses this Greek word in a legal sense. It refers either to God’s action of placing people in a right relationship with himself or to the right standing believers receive because of Christ’s work (see, for example, 1:17; 3:21–22; 4:3, 5).

Here, Paul uses the same word in the way it is often used in the Old Testament. It means the right kind of behavior that God expects from his people.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Elemental Spirits, Elements Jude, Letter of Letter to the Romans Peter, Second Letter of Sanctification Sin

Topics

Consecration: Personal Control Death: Second Eternal Death: The Necessary Consequence of Sin Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Hypnosis Leading Children Astray Regeneration: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Described Righteousness: Saints are Servants of Servant: Figurative Servants: Bond of the Wicked Sin: The Wicked: Servants To Spiritual Bondage is to Sin