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and,δὲhaving been set freeἐλευθερωθέντεςfromἀπὸsin,τῆς ἁμαρτίαςyou were made slavesἐδουλώθητεto righteousness.τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ
Romans 6:18
Study it in the app“and, having been set free from sin, you were made slaves to righteousness.”
Paul speaks of those who now obey from the heart and not sinObedience
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:18, word by word
- having been set freeἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentes
set free
Set free, free; bring out of slavery.
Where else “eleutherōthentes” appears- sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- you were made slavesἐδουλώθητεedoulōthēte
enslave
Enslave, make a slave; in the passive, be enslaved, be bound.
Where else “edoulōthēte” appears- to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynēi
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appears
The context
17But 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;
18 · This verse (above)
19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity for iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.
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?