Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Holman Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.
International Standard Version
For when you were slaves of sin, you were "free" as far as righteousness was concerned.
A Conservative Version
For when ye were bondmen of sin, ye were uninhibited by righteousness.
American Standard Version
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.
Amplified
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness [you had no desire to conform to God’s will].
An Understandable Version
For when you were [once] slaves to [the practice of] sin, you were free from [being controlled by] righteousness.
Anderson New Testament
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
When you were servants of sin you were free from righteousness.
Common New Testament
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for when ye were the vassals of sin, ye were not in the service of virtue.
Darby Translation
For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.
Godbey New Testament
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
Goodspeed New Testament
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free as far as uprightness was concerned.
John Wesley New Testament
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
For when ye were servants to sin, ye were free to justice.
King James 2000
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.
Modern King James verseion
For when you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness.
Moffatt New Testament
When you served sin, you were free of righteousness.
Montgomery New Testament
For when you were the slaves of sin, you were under no subjection to righteousness.
NET Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
New Heart English Bible
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
Noyes New Testament
For when ye were the slaves of sin, ye were not the bondmen of righteousness.
Sawyer New Testament
For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
For, when ye were servants of sin, ye were free as to righteousness; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For when ye were the slaves of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
While you were still servants of Sin, you were free as regards Righteousness.
Webster
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Weymouth New Testament
For when you were the bondservants of sin, you were under no sort of subjection to Righteousness.
Williams New Testament
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free so far as doing right was concerned.
World English Bible
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
Worrell New Testament
For, when ye were slaves of sin, ye were free as to righteousness.
Worsley New Testament
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Themes
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Lead to holiness
Christian Liberty » The wicked devoid of
Righteousness » The wicked » Are free from
Servants » Who is the servant of sin
Sin » Who is the servant of sin
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 6:20
Images Romans 6:20
Prayers for Romans 6:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Set Free From Sin
19 In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification, 20 for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness, 21 what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those is death.
Cross References
Romans 6:16-17
have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you -- Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,