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Romans 6:20-23
New Living Translation
Romans 6:20-23
New Living Translation
20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Romans 6:20-23
New King James Version
Romans 6:20-23
New King James Version
20 For when you were (A)slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 (B)What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For (C)the end of those things is death. 22 But now (D)having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit [a]to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For (E)the wages of sin is death, but (F)the [b]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- Romans 6:22 unto sanctification
- Romans 6:23 free gift
Romans 6:20-23
Christian Standard Bible
Romans 6:20-23
Christian Standard Bible
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.[a](A) 21 So what fruit was produced[b] then from the things you are now ashamed of?(B) The outcome of those things is death.(C) 22 But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God,(D) you have your fruit, which results in sanctification(E)—and the outcome is eternal life!(F) 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.(G)
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Romans 6:20-23
New International Version
Romans 6:20-23
New International Version
20 When you were slaves to sin,(A) you were free from the control of righteousness.(B) 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!(C) 22 But now that you have been set free from sin(D) and have become slaves of God,(E) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(F) 23 For the wages of sin is death,(G) but the gift of God is eternal life(H) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- Romans 6:23 Or through
Romans 6:20-23
The Message
Romans 6:20-23
The Message
20-21 As long as you did what you felt like doing, ignoring God, you didn’t have to bother with right thinking or right living, or right anything for that matter. But do you call that a free life? What did you get out of it? Nothing you’re proud of now. Where did it get you? A dead end.
22-23 But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way! Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.
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