14 For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law(A) but under grace.(B)

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(C) Absolutely not!(D) 16 Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone[a] as obedient slaves,(E) you are slaves of that one you obey(F)—either of sin leading to death(G) or of obedience leading to righteousness?

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Footnotes

  1. 6:16 Lit that to whom you offer yourselves

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?

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