Parallel Verses

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.

Bible in Basic English

And being made free from sin you have been made 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 thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

Cross References

Romans 6:22

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

John 8:32

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Romans 8:2

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

Psalm 116:16

O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.

Psalm 119:32

I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!

Psalm 119:45

and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.

Isaiah 26:13

O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, declares the LORD."

Luke 1:74-75

that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

John 8:36

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Romans 6:7

For one who has died has been set free from sin.

Romans 6:14

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:19-20

I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

1 Corinthians 7:21-22

Were you a slave when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.)

Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

1 Peter 2:16

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

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