Romans 6:14-19

New International Version

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

Slaves to Righteousness

¹⁵ What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?^(D) By no means! ¹⁶ Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey^(E)—whether you are slaves to sin,^(F) which leads to death,^(G) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? ¹⁷ But thanks be to God^(H) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,^(I) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching^(J) that has now claimed your allegiance. ¹⁸ You have been set free from sin^(K) and have become slaves to righteousness.^(L)

¹⁹ I am using an example from everyday life^(M) 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^(N) leading to holiness.