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Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves [as] servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

His servants ye are whom ye obey (δουλο εστε ω υπακουετε). Bondservants, slaves of the one whom ye obey, whatever one's profession…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Do you not know, etc. The apostle answers the objection noticed in Romans 6:15 by a reference to the known laws of servitude or slavery ([…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Know ye not.—An apparent tautology, but one which really teaches a deep ethical truth. Don’t you know that what you make …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul has just affirmed, “You are not under law.” Now he shows that this does not mean that believers are free from the demands of living according …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By no means: do you not know? This is not a mere denial, as some think, as if he preferred to express his abhorrence of such a question ra…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves
The apostle goes on with his answer to the above objection, by makin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Every man is the servant of the master to whose commands he yields himself; whether it is the sinful dispositions of his heart, in actions which le…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. After showing that we should not remain in sin and that we have the capacity for this, the Apostle concludes with a moral exhortation.

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