¹²Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey^B its desires. ¹³And do not offer any parts of it to sin^an as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God,^ao and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. ¹⁴For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law^ap but under grace.^aq

FROM SLAVES OF SIN TO SLAVES OF GOD

¹⁵What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?^ar Absolutely not!^as ¹⁶Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone^D as obedient slaves,^at you are slaves of that one you obey^au—either of sin leading to death^av or of obedience leading to righteousness? ¹⁷But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin,^aw you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed^E over,^ax ¹⁸and having been set free from sin,^ay you became enslaved to righteousness.

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Romans 6:17–18: 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, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

Footnotes

BOther add sin ( it) in
D that to whom you offer yourselves
EOr entrusted

Cross references

an Rm 7:5; Col 3:5
ao Rm 12:1; 2Co 5:14; 1Pt 2:24
ap Rm 5:18; 7:4,6; Gl 4:21
aq Rm 5:17,21
ar Rm 6:1
as Lk 20:16
at Rm 11:2; 1Co 3:16; 5:6; 6:2–3,9,15–16,19; 9:13,24
au Jn 8:34; 2Pt 2:19
av Rm 6:23
aw Rm 1:8; 2Co 2:14
ax 2Tm 1:3
ay Jn 8:32; Rm 8:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 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, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

NLTNew Living Translation

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires, and do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will not be master over you, because you are not under law, but under grace.

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, leading to death, or obedience, leading to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted, and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

KJV 1900King James Version

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

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