Romans 6:18

6:18 and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

Romans 6:22

6:22 But now, freed ¹  from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit ²  leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

[6:22]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Grk “fruit.”