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Slaves of Righteousness

15 What then? (A)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? (B)May it never be! 16 Do you not (C)know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as (D)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of (E)sin [a]leading to death, or of obedience [b]leading to righteousness? 17 But (F)thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that (G)pattern of teaching to which you were (H)given over, 18 and having been (I)freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 (J)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just (K)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, [c]leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, [d]leading to sanctification.

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  1. Romans 6:16 Lit to death
  2. Romans 6:16 Lit to righteousness
  3. Romans 6:19 Lit to lawlessness
  4. Romans 6:19 Lit to sanctification

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as [a]servants unto obedience, his [b]servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, [c]that, whereas ye were [d]servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that [e]form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered; 18 and being made free from sin, ye became [f]servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness unto sanctification.

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  1. Romans 6:16 Greek bondservants.
  2. Romans 6:16 Greek bondservants.
  3. Romans 6:17 Or, that ye were . . . but ye became
  4. Romans 6:17 Greek bondservants.
  5. Romans 6:17 Or, pattern
  6. Romans 6:18 Greek bondservents.