Romans 6:15–22

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

¹⁵What then? Shall we sin ^wbecause we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! ¹⁶Do you not know that ^xto whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? ¹⁷But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^ythat form of doctrine to which you were ⁵delivered. ¹⁸And ^zhaving been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. ¹⁹I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness ⁶for holiness.

²⁰For when you were ^aslaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ^21bWhat fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For ^cthe end of those things is death. ²²But now ^dhaving been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit ⁷to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.