14 For (A)sin shall not (B)be master over you, for (C)you are not under [a]the Law but (D)under grace.

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  1. Romans 6:14 Or law

14 For sin shall no longer be your master,(A) because you are not under the law,(B) but under grace.(C)

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16 Do you not (A)know that the one to whom you present yourselves as (B)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of (C)sin [a]resulting in death, or of obedience [b]resulting in righteousness?

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  1. Romans 6:16 Lit to death
  2. Romans 6:16 Lit to righteousness

16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey(A)—whether you are slaves to sin,(B) which leads to death,(C) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

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17 But (A)thanks be to God that [a]though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that [b](B)form of teaching to which you were entrusted,

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  1. Romans 6:17 Lit you were slaves...but you became
  2. Romans 6:17 Or pattern

17 But thanks be to God(A) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,(B) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching(C) that has now claimed your allegiance.

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19 (A)I am speaking [a]in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just (B)as you presented [b]the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, [c]resulting in further lawlessness, so now present [d]your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, [e]resulting in sanctification.

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  1. Romans 6:19 I.e., reluctantly using slavery as an analogy
  2. Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
  3. Romans 6:19 Lit to lawlessness
  4. Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
  5. Romans 6:19 Lit to sanctification

19 I am using an example from everyday life(A) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness(B) leading to holiness.

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20 For (A)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness.

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20 When you were slaves to sin,(A) you were free from the control of righteousness.(B)

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