14 For (A)sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

15 What then? Shall we sin (B)because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that (C)to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart (D)that form of doctrine to which you were [a]delivered. 18 And (E)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:17 entrusted

14 For sin shall no longer be your master,(A) because you are not under the law,(B) but under grace.(C)

Slaves to Righteousness

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(D) By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey(E)—whether you are slaves to sin,(F) which leads to death,(G) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God(H) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,(I) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching(J) that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin(K) and have become slaves to righteousness.(L)

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