¹⁶ Do you not ^(A)know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as ^(B)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^(C)sin ^[a]leading to death, or of obedience ^[b]leading to righteousness?

^19 (A)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^(B)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ^[a]leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ^[b]leading to sanctification.

⁵ For while we were ^(A)in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were ^(B)aroused by the Law, were at work ^(C)in our members to bear fruit for death.

^5 (A)Therefore, ^[a]consider ^(B)the members of your earthly body as dead to ^(C)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.