²² For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave, is ^(A)the Lord’s freed person; likewise the one who was called as free, is ^(B)Christ’s slave.

Slaves and Masters

^5 (A)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your ^[a]masters according to the flesh, with ^(B)fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, ^(C)as to Christ; ^6 (D)not ^[b]by way of ^[c]eye-service, as ^(E)people-pleasers, but as ^(F)slaves of Christ, ^(G)doing the will of God from the ^[d]heart.

¹⁶ Do you not ^(A)know that the one to whom you present yourselves as ^(B)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of ^(C)sin ^[a]resulting in death, or of obedience ^[b]resulting in righteousness? ¹⁷ But ^(D)thanks be to God that ^[c]though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^[d](E)form of teaching to which you were entrusted, ¹⁸ and after being ^(F)freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. ^19 (G)I am speaking ^[e]in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^(H)as you presented ^[f]the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ^[g]resulting in further lawlessness, so now present ^[h]your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, ^[i]resulting in sanctification.