Ye became servants of righteousness (εδουλωθητε τη δικαιοσυνη). First aorist passive indicative of δουλοω, to enslave. "Ye were ma…

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…

You became servants.—Compare “Whose service is perfect freedom,” adopted from St. Augustine.

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 …

The term that most adequately describes the standard Christian instruction about lifestyle is “righteousness” (GK 1466). Here Paul arrives at the f…

And having been made free from sin, etc. The meaning is this: “It is unreasonable that anyone, after having been made free, should continu…

Being then made free from sin
Not from a sinful nature; nor from a corrupt heart; nor from vain thoughts; nor from s…

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…

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.