Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness.

New American Standard Bible

and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

King James Version

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Holman Bible

and having been liberated from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

International Standard Version

And since you have been freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.

A Conservative Version

And having been set free from sin, ye were made servile to righteousness

American Standard Version

and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.

Amplified

And having been set free from sin, you have become the slaves of righteousness [of conformity to God’s will and purpose].

An Understandable Version

And when you were freed from [the practice of] sin, you became slaves to doing what is right.

Anderson New Testament

and being made free from sin, you have be come the servants of righteousness.

Common New Testament

and, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.

Daniel Mace New Testament

being then set free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Darby Translation

Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.

Godbey New Testament

but having been made free from sin, ye became servants unto righteousness.

Goodspeed New Testament

and so you have been freed from sin, and made slaves of uprightness.

John Wesley New Testament

Being then set free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness.

Julia Smith Translation

And freed from sin, ye were subdued to justice.

King James 2000

Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

Modern King James verseion

Then being made free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye are then made free from sin, and are become the servants of righteousness.

Moffatt New Testament

set free from sin, you have passed into the service of righteousness.

Montgomery New Testament

and being set free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness??19 I speak in these homely figures because of the weakness of your fleshly nature??ust as you once surrendered your faculties into slavery to impurity and to all lawlessness, so now you must surrender your faculties into slavery to righteousness, unto deeds of holiness.

NET Bible

and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

New Heart English Bible

Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

Noyes New Testament

and being made free from sin, ye became the bondmen of righteousness.

Sawyer New Testament

and having become free from sin you served righteousness.

The Emphasized Bible

And, being freed from sin, ye were made servants unto righteousness; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Emancipated then from sin, ye became servants to righteousness.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Set free from the control of Sin, you became servants to Righteousness.

Webster

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Weymouth New Testament

You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--

Williams New Testament

and since you have been freed from sin, you have become the slaves of right-doing.

World English Bible

Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

Worrell New Testament

and, having been made free from sin, ye were made slaves of righteousness.

Worsley New Testament

and being set free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness.

Youngs Literal Translation

and having been freed from the sin, ye became servants to the righteousness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐλευθερόω 
Eleutheroo 
Usage: 5

δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἐλευθερόω 
Eleutheroo 
Usage: 5

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

ye became the servants
δουλόω 
Douloo 
Usage: 8

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 6:18

Devotionals containing Romans 6:18

References

Images Romans 6:18

Context Readings

Set Free From Sin

17 But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed; 18 And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness. 19 I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

Cross References

Romans 6:22

But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

John 8:32

And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

Psalm 116:16

O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

Psalm 119:32

I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

Psalm 119:45

So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.

Isaiah 26:13

O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.

Isaiah 54:17

No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.

Luke 1:74-75

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

John 8:36

If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free.

Romans 6:7

Because he who is dead is free from sin.

Romans 6:14

For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:19-20

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

1 Corinthians 7:21-22

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

1 Peter 2:16

As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;

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