Romans 6:16-20

6:16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness? 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to, 6:18 and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness. 6:19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.


tn Grk “to whom you present yourselves.”

tn Grk “as slaves for obedience.” See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.

tn Grk “either of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness.”

tn Grk “you were slaves of sin but you obeyed.”

tn Or “type, form.”

tn Or “because of your natural limitations” (NRSV).