Romans 6:19-22
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)I am speaking [a]in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just (B)as you presented [b]the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, [c]resulting in further lawlessness, so now present [d]your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, [e]resulting in sanctification.
20 For (C)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. 21 Therefore what [f](D)benefit were you then [g]deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is (E)death. 22 But now having been (F)freed from sin and (G)enslaved to God, you [h]derive your [i](H)benefit, [j]resulting in sanctification, and (I)the outcome, eternal life.
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- Romans 6:19 I.e., reluctantly using slavery as an analogy
- Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
- Romans 6:19 Lit to lawlessness
- Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
- Romans 6:19 Lit to sanctification
- Romans 6:21 Lit fruit
- Romans 6:21 Lit having
- Romans 6:22 Lit have
- Romans 6:22 Lit fruit
- Romans 6:22 Lit to sanctification
Romans 6:19-22
New International Version
19 I am using an example from everyday life(A) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness(B) leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin,(C) you were free from the control of righteousness.(D) 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!(E) 22 But now that you have been set free from sin(F) and have become slaves of God,(G) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(H)
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