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Romans 6:16-22 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.

18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19 I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

Cross References for Romans 6:16-22

Genesis 2:17 - but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it yo... Click to read the verse Genesis 2:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 2:17

Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Click to read the verse Romans 6:23 Click to read the verse Romans 6:23

Genesis 4:7 - If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is c... Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7

Romans 12:1 - Living Sacrifices Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies... Click to read the verse Romans 12:1 Click to read the verse Romans 12:1

Romans 5:21 - so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring... Click to read the verse Romans 5:21 Click to read the verse Romans 5:21

John 8:34 - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Click to read the verse John 8:34 Click to read the verse John 8:34

Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you ... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:15 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:15

1 Peter 2:24 - He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for rig... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24

Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be de... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:24 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:24

2 Thessalonians 1:8 - He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 1:8 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 1:8

Romans 6:13 - Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer your... Click to read the verse Romans 6:13 Click to read the verse Romans 6:13

2 Peter 2:19 - They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave t... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:19 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:19

Romans 6:12 - Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Click to read the verse Romans 6:12 Click to read the verse Romans 6:12

Ezra 5:11 - This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we ar... Click to read the verse Ezra 5:11 Click to read the verse Ezra 5:11

Romans 6:17 - But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the f... Click to read the verse Romans 6:17 Click to read the verse Romans 6:17

Romans 6:3 - Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Click to read the verse Romans 6:3 Click to read the verse Romans 6:3

Romans 6:19-23 - I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offe... Click to read the verse Romans 6:19-23 Click to read the verse Romans 6:19-23

Romans 6:12-13 - Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Click to read the verse Romans 6:12-13 Click to read the verse Romans 6:12-13