Romans 6:17-18

6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed ¹  from the heart that pattern ²  of teaching you were entrusted to, 6:18 and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

Romans 6:22

6:22 But now, freed ³  from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit ⁴  leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

[6:17]  ¹ tn Grk “you were slaves of sin but you obeyed.”

[6:17]  ² tn Or “type, form.”

[6:22]  ³ tn The two aorist participles translated “freed” and “enslaved” are causal in force; their full force is something like “But now, since you have become freed from sin and since you have become enslaved to God….”

[6:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “fruit.”