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New Life Version

Romans 6:18

You were made free from the power of sin. Being right with God has power over you now.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Holiness;   Regeneration;   Righteous;   Servant;   Thompson Chain Reference - Liberty;   Liberty-Bondage;   Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Righteousness;   Servants;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Bondage, Spiritual;   Conduct, Christian;   Doctrines of the Gospel, the;   Liberty, Christian;   Redemption;   Righteousness;   Sin;   Titles and Names of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Flesh;   Freedom;   Obedience;   Paul;   Redemption;   Righteousness;   Self-discipline;   Servant;   Sin;   Slave;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Body;   Freedom;   Philippians, Theology of;   Servant, Service;   Spirituality;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Son of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Antinomianism;   Flesh;   Freedom;   Human Free Will;   Romans, Book of;   Slave/servant;   Thanksgiving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Liberty;   Redeemer, Redemption;   Repentance;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bondage;   Debt, Debtor;   Freedom of the Will;   Grace ;   Holiness Purity;   Liberty (2);   Regeneration;   Righteousness;   Sin;   Sin (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Liberty;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for December 22;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 28;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for October 9;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
King James Version (1611)
Being then made free from sinne, yee became the seruants of righteousnesse.
King James Version
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
English Standard Version
and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
and after being freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness.
New Century Version
You were made free from sin, and now you are slaves to goodness.
Amplified Bible
And having been set free from sin, you have become the slaves of righteousness [of conformity to God's will and purpose].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Legacy Standard Bible
and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Berean Standard Bible
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Contemporary English Version
Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God.
Complete Jewish Bible
and after you had been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
Darby Translation
Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.
Easy-to-Read Version
You were made free from sin, and now you are slaves to what is right.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Being then made free from sinne, yee are made the seruants of righteousnesse.
George Lamsa Translation
Now, being made free from sin, you become the servants of righteousness.
Good News Translation
You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness.
Lexham English Bible
and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
Literal Translation
And having been set free from sin, you were enslaved to righteousness.
American Standard Version
and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness.
Hebrew Names Version
Being made free from sin, you became servants of righteousness.
International Standard Version
And since you have been freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.John 8:32; 1 Corinthians 7:22; Galatians 5:1; 1 Peter 2:16;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when you were made free from sin, you became obedient to righteousness.
Murdock Translation
And when ye were emancipated from sin, ye became servants to righteousness.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Being then made free fro sinne, ye are become ye seruauntes of ryghteousnesse.
English Revised Version
and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.
World English Bible
Being made free from sin, you became servants of righteousness.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Being then set free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness.
Weymouth's New Testament
You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ye delyuered fro synne, ben maad seruauntis of riytwisnesse.
Update Bible Version
and being made free from sin, you were made a slave to righteousness.
Webster's Bible Translation
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
New English Translation
and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
New King James Version
And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
New Living Translation
Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
New Revised Standard
and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, being freed from sin, ye were made servants unto righteousness; -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Being then freed from sin, we have been made servants of justice.
Revised Standard Version
and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ye are then made fre from synne and are be come the servauntes of rightewesnes.
Young's Literal Translation
and having been freed from the sin, ye became servants to the righteousness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For now that ye are made fre from synue, ye are become the seruauntes of righteousnes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
being then set free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Ya don't work for sin no more. Now you're one of the Lord's hands.

Contextual Overview

1 What does this mean? Are we to keep on sinning so that God will give us more of His loving-favor? 2 No, not at all! We are dead to sin. How then can we keep on living in sin? 3 All of us were baptized to show we belong to Christ. We were baptized first of all to show His death. 4 We were buried in baptism as Christ was buried in death. As Christ was raised from the dead by the great power of God, so we will have new life also. 5 If we have become one with Christ in His death, we will be one with Him in being raised from the dead to new life. 6 We know that our old life, our old sinful self, was nailed to the cross with Christ. And so the power of sin that held us was destroyed. Sin is no longer our boss. 7 When a man is dead, he is free from the power of sin. 8 And if we have died with Christ, we believe we will live with Him also. 9 We know that Christ was raised from the dead. He will never die again. Death has no more power over Him. 10 He died once but now lives. He died to break the power of sin, and the life He now lives is for God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

made: Romans 6:14, Psalms 116:16, Psalms 119:32, Psalms 119:45, Luke 1:74, Luke 1:75, John 8:32, John 8:36, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 1 Corinthians 7:22, Galatians 5:1, 1 Peter 2:16

servants: Romans 6:19, Romans 6:20, Romans 6:22, Isaiah 26:13, Isaiah 54:17

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:10 - proclaim Leviticus 25:55 - my servants Deuteronomy 6:21 - General Deuteronomy 16:12 - General Deuteronomy 27:9 - this day Romans 8:2 - hath 1 Corinthians 9:27 - and Galatians 4:26 - free Galatians 5:13 - ye 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - effectually

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:16
Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors.
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat, you and all your family. For I have seen that you only are right and good at this time.
Genesis 7:7
Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives all went into the large boat because of the water of the flood.
Genesis 7:13
On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, all went into the large boat.
Genesis 17:4
"See, My agreement is with you. You will be the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:7
I will make My agreement between Me and you and your children after you through their whole lives for all time. I will be God to you and to your children's children after you.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make My agreement with Isaac, who will be born to Sarah at this time next year."
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, go into your rooms. Close your doors behind you. Hide for a little while until God's anger is past.
Hebrews 11:7
Because Noah had faith, he built a large boat for his family. God told him what was going to happen. His faith made him hear God speak and he obeyed. His family was saved from death because he built the boat. In this way, Noah showed the world how sinful it was. Noah became right with God because of his faith in God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Being then made free from sin,.... Not from a sinful nature; nor from a corrupt heart; nor from vain thoughts; nor from sinful words; nor from sinful actions altogether; but from the damning power of sin: sin brought all men under a sentence of condemnation; Christ has bore the execution of this sentence in himself for his people; hence, as considered in him, they are free from it; and such as are born again have passed from death to life, and shall never enter into condemnation: likewise, such persons are free from the guilt of sin; men are in a legal sense arraigned for sin, accused of it, and being convicted, are pronounced guilty before God; and awakened souls have a sense of it in themselves; but the blood of Christ sprinkled on their consciences frees them from it; though fresh sins committed bring fresh guilt, which requires the continual application of the blood of Jesus for pardon and cleansing: but what is chiefly designed here is freedom from the servitude of sin, as appears from the context. Now God's elect are not released voluntarily by their former masters; nor is their freedom obtained by their own power and will; but it is of God, Father, Son, and Spirit; and the Gospel is generally the means of it, and happy are those persons who are blessed with it! They are rid of a bad master; are freed from the worst of bondage; will be no more servants, as before; are delivered from the power, and out of the kingdom of darkness; are heirs of heaven, and shall enjoy the glorious liberty of the children of God: and for the time present are

become the servants of righteousness; servants to God, whose Gospel they obey; servants to Christ, whose righteousness they submit to; and servants to the law of righteousness, as held forth by Christ; they give up themselves to a course and life of righteousness, in which there are true honour, peace, and pleasure.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

“Being then made free from sin.” That is, as a master. You are not under its dominion; you are no longer its slaves. They were made free, as a servant is who is set at liberty, and who is, therefore, no longer under obligation to obey.

Ye became the servants ... - You became voluntarily under the dominion of righteousness; you yielded yourselves to it; and are therefore bound to be holy; compare the note at John 8:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 6:18. Being then made free from sin — ελευθερωθεντες is a term that refers to the manumission of a slave. They were redeemed from the slavery of sin, and became the servants of righteousness. Here is another prosopopoeia: both sin and righteousness are personified: sin can enjoin no good and profitable work; righteousness can require none that is unjust or injurious.


 
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