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ForγὰρwhenὍτεyou wereἦτεslavesδοῦλοιof sin,τῆς ἁμαρτίαςyou wereἦτεfreeἐλεύθεροιwith regard to righteousness.τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ
Romans 6:20
Study it in the app“For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.”
Paul: the old way ended in death; set free, the end is eternal life, God's giftTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:20, word by word
- 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- freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroi
exempt
Free from a tie or obligation.
Where else “eleutheroi” appears- with regard to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynēi
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21What fruit then did you have at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
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?