Romans 6:17-23

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin,^(A) you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were transferred^[a] to,^{(B) 18} and having been liberated from sin,^(C) you became enslaved to righteousness. ¹⁹ I am using a human analogy^[b](D) because of the weakness of your flesh.^[c] For just as you offered the parts^[d] of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification. ²⁰ For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.^{[e](E) 21} So what fruit was produced^[f] then from the things you are now ashamed of?^(F) For the end of those things is death.^{(G) 22} But now, since you have been liberated from sin and have become enslaved to God,^(H) you have your fruit, which results in sanctification^[g](I)—and the end is eternal life!^{(J) 23} For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.^(K)