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Butδὲthanks beχάριςto Godτῷ θεῷthatὅτιyou wereἦτεslavesδοῦλοιof sin,τῆς ἁμαρτίαςbutδὲyou obeyedὑπηκούσατεfromἐκthe heartκαρδίαςthe formτύπονof teachingδιδαχῆςtoεἰςwhichὃνyou were handed over;παρεδόθητε
Romans 6:17
Study it in the app“But thanks be to God that you were slaves of sin, but you obeyed from the heart the form of teaching to which you were handed over;”
Paul speaks of those who now obey from the heart and not sinObedience
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:17, word by word
- thanks beχάριςcharis
thanks
Gratitude: "thanks be to God".
Where else “charis” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- you wereἦτεēte
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēte” appears- slavesδοῦλοιdouloi
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “douloi” appears- of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- you obeyedὑπηκούσατεhypēkousate
obey
To listen and obey.
Where else “hypēkousate” appears- the heartκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- the formτύπονtypon
example
A model or example to follow.
Where else “typon” appears- of teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēs
teaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachēs” appears- you were handed overπαρεδόθητεparedothēte
hand down
To pass a teaching on to others.
Where else “paredothēte” appears
The context
16Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
17 · This verse (above)
18and, having been set free from sin, you were made slaves to righteousness.
To study Romans 6 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say is the pay of sin and the gift of God? (v. 23)
2. What it means
Paul asks whether we should continue in sin so that grace may increase, and answers no (vv. 1-2). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to offer ourselves to God (v. 13). What concrete step could you take this week to live by what you value?