Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? Treasury of Scripture Know. See on Romans 6:3 Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? to whom. Romans 6:13 Neither yield you your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin: but yield yourselves to God... Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve... Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one... John 8:34 Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin. 2 Peter 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome... whether of sin. Romans 6:12,17,19-23 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the lusts thereof...
Context Slaves to Righteousness
15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? 17But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness. 19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity to iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness to holiness. 20For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21What fruit had you then in those things whereof you are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as'servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto justice.
Darby Bible Translation
Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
King James Bible
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Young's Literal Translation
have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
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