³² And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

² And because you belong to him, the power^[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you^[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.

³⁶ So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

¹⁷ Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

¹⁶ For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

⁶ Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

²² But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

¹⁴ Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

¹⁵ Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! ¹⁶ Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. ¹⁷ Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. ¹⁸ Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

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