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Being made free from sin, you became servants of righteousness.
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A Change of Masters
Commentators emphasize that becoming a Christian means a fundamental change of allegiance. You are freed from the tyranny of sin only to become a "servant of righteousness." Scholars point to the Greek, which literally means "you were made slaves to righteousness." There is no neutral ground; every person serves one master or the other.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Ye became servants of righteousness (εδουλωθητε τη δικαιοσυνη). First aorist passive indicative of δουλοω, to enslave. "Ye were ma…
19th Century
Anglican
You became servants.—Compare “Whose service is perfect freedom,” adopted from St. Augustine.
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Baptist
But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you. Bei…
The term that most adequately describes the standard Christian instruction about lifestyle is “righteousness” (GK 1466). Here Paul arrives at the f…
16th Century
Protestant
And having been made free from sin, etc. The meaning is this: “It is unreasonable that anyone, after having been made free, should continu…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that we should not remain in sin and that we have the capacity for this, the Apostle concludes with a moral exhortation.
