²⁰ When you were slaves to sin,^(A) you were free from the control of righteousness.^(B)

¹⁶ Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey^(A)—whether you are slaves to sin,^(B) which leads to death,^(C) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? ¹⁷ But thanks be to God^(D) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,^(E) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching^(F) that has now claimed your allegiance.

³⁴ Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.^(A)