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Romans 6

Rom. 6:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Being
eleutheroo (Greek #1659)
to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
KJV usage: deliver, make free.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-o'-o
Origin: from 1658
then
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
made free
eleutheroo (Greek #1659)
to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
KJV usage: deliver, make free.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-o'-o
Origin: from 1658
t from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
sin
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
, ye became the servants
douloo (Greek #1402)
to enslave (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bring into (be under) bondage, X given, become (make) servant.
Pronounce: doo-lo'-o
Origin: from 1401
of righteousness
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dikaiosune (Greek #1343)
equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
KJV usage: righteousness.
Pronounce: dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
Origin: from 1342
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John 8:32• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)

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Righteousness,
Servant,
Sin

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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made.
Rom. 6:14• 14For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under law but under grace. (Rom. 6:14)
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Psa. 116:16•  (Psa. 116:16)
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Psa. 119:32,45•  (Psa. 119:32,45)
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Luke 1:74‑75• 74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear,
 75in piety and righteousness before him all our days. (Luke 1:74‑75)
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John 8:32,36• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
 36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8:32,36)
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1 Cor. 7:21‑22• 21Wast thou called a bondman? Let it not be a care to thee; but if also thou canst be free, use [it] rather.
 22For the bondman called in [the] Lord is [the] Lord's freedman; likewise, he that was called free is Christ's bondman. (1 Cor. 7:21‑22)
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Gal. 5:1• 1Stand fast in the freedom with which Christ hath freed us, and be not again held in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)
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1 Peter 2:16• 16as free, and not having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen. (1 Peter 2:16)
servants.
Rom. 6:19‑20,22• 19I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh; for as ye yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.
 20For when ye were bondservants of sin, ye were free in respect to righteousness.
 22But now freed from sin, and made bondservants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end life eternal. (Rom. 6:19‑20,22)
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Isa. 26:13•  (Isa. 26:13)
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Isa. 54:17•  (Isa. 54:17)
• That they would yield themselves as "servants of righteousness" and prove the power of grace working in their lives producing practical sanctification, for this is normal Christianity. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.

W. Kelly Translation

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and having been freed from sin ye became bondservants to righteousness.