Romans 6

12 Let not *ver. 14;Ps. 19:13;119:133;Mic. 7:19;[2 Cor. 5:17]sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 *ch. 7:5;Col. 3:5Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but *ch. 12:1;1 Pet. 2:24;4:2present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14 For *[ch. 8:2,12] sin *See ver. 12will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Slaves to Righteousness

15 What then? *ver. 1Are we to sin *[1 Cor. 9:21]because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves *[ver. 20; Matt. 6:24]; See John 8:34to anyone as obedient slaves,*6:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse; also verses 17, 19 (twice), 20 you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But *See ch. 1:8thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the *[2 Tim. 1:13]standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, *ver. 22;ch. 8:2;[ver. 7]; See John 8:32having been set free from sin, *[ver. 22]have become slaves of righteousness.