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Romans 6:19

NETBible	(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.)¹ 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.
NIV © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
NASB © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
NLT © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I speak this way, using the illustration of slaves and masters, because it is easy to understand. Before, you let yourselves be slaves of impurity and lawlessness. Now you must choose to be slaves of righteousness so that you will become holy.
MSG © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I'm using this freedom language because it's easy to picture. You can readily recall, can't you, how at one time the more you did just what you felt like doing--not caring about others, not caring about God--the worse your life became and the less freedom you had? And how much different is it now as you live in God's freedom, your lives healed and expansive in holiness?
BBE © SABDAweb Rom 6:19	I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rom 6:19	I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.
NKJV © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.
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KJV	I speak <3004> (5719) after the manner of men <442> because <1223> of the infirmity <769> of your <5216> flesh <4561>_: for <1063> as <5618> ye have yielded <3936> (5656) your <5216> members <3196> servants <1401> to uncleanness <167> and <2532> to iniquity <458> unto <1519> iniquity <458>_; even so <3779> now <3568> yield <3936> (5657) your <5216> members <3196> servants <1401> to righteousness <1343> unto <1519> holiness <38>_.
NASB © biblegateway Rom 6:19	I am speaking <3004> in human <442> terms <442> because <1223> of the weakness <769> of your flesh <4561> . For just <5618> as you presented <3936> your members <3196> as slaves <1401> to impurity <167> and to lawlessness <458> , resulting <1519> in further lawlessness <458> , so <3779> now <3568> present <3936> your members <3196> as slaves <1401> to righteousness <1343> , resulting <1519> in sanctification <38> .
NET [draft] ITL	(I am speaking <3004> in human terms <442> because of <1223> the weakness <769> of your <5216> flesh <4561> .) For <1063> just <5618> as you <3936> once presented <3936> your <5216> members <3196> as slaves <1401> to impurity <167> and <2532> lawlessness <458> leading to <1519> more lawlessness <458> , so <3779> now <3568> present <3936> your <5216> members <3196> as slaves <1401> to righteousness <1343> leading to <1519> sanctification <38> .
GREEK	anyrwpinon <442> A-ASN legw <3004> (5719) V-PAI-1S dia <1223> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF asyeneian <769> N-ASF thv <3588> T-GSF sarkov <4561> N-GSF umwn <5216> P-2GP wsper <5618> ADV gar <1063> CONJ paresthsate <3936> (5656) V-AAI-2P ta <3588> T-APN melh <3196> N-APN umwn <5216> P-2GP doula <1401> A-APN th <3588> T-DSF akayarsia <167> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ th <3588> T-DSF anomia <458> N-DSF [eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF anomian] <458> N-ASF outwv <3779> ADV nun <3568> ADV parasthsate <3936> (5657) V-AAM-2P ta <3588> T-APN melh <3196> N-APN umwn <5216> P-2GP doula <1401> A-APN th <3588> T-DSF dikaiosunh <1343> N-DSF eiv <1519> PREP agiasmon <38> N-ASM

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(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.)¹ 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.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “because of your natural limitations” (NRSV).

¹sn Verse 19 forms something of a parenthetical comment in Paul’s argument.