Romans 6:20

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness.

Romans 6:16-17

Remember ye not how that to whomsoever ye commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

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For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

The servants

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The servants

Romans 6:16
Remember ye not how that to whomsoever ye commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

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Colossians 3:7
In which things ye walked once, when ye lived in them.