Romans 6:16-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ Do you not ^(A)know that the one to whom you present yourselves as ^(B)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of ^(C)sin ^[a]resulting in death, or of obedience ^[b]resulting in righteousness? ¹⁷ But ^(D)thanks be to God that ^[c]though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^[d](E)form of teaching to which you were entrusted,