Romans
Romans 6:14–18
14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not! 16Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. 18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 6:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| shall not be your master | κυριεύσει | kyrieusei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2961 I have authority, rule over |
| because | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| grace | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
Romans 6:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| Shall we sin | ἁμαρτήσωμεν | hamartēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G264 I sin |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we are | ἐσμὲν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| grace | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| Certainly not | γένοιτο | genoito | Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
Romans 6:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you not know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you offer | παριστάνετε | paristanete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| yourselves | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| obedient | ὑπακοήν | hypakoēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5218 obedience |
| slaves | δούλους | doulous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| you are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| slaves | δοῦλοί | douloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| to | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you obey | ὑπακούετε | hypakouete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5219 I listen, obey |
| whether | ἤτοι | ētoi | Conjunction | G2273 or of course |
| to sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| death | θάνατον | thanaton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| to obedience | ὑπακοῆς | hypakoēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5218 obedience |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
Romans 6:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| thanks | χάρις | charis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| though you once were | ἦτε | ēte | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| slaves | δοῦλοι | douloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| to sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| you wholeheartedly obeyed | ὑπηκούσατε | hypēkousate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5219 I listen, obey |
| the form | τύπον | typon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5179 a figure, model, type |
| of teaching | διδαχῆς | didachēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1322 teaching, doctrine |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| which | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you were committed | παρεδόθητε | paredothēte | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
Romans 6:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have been set free | ἐλευθερωθέντες | eleutherōthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1659 I free, set free, liberate |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| have become slaves | ἐδουλώθητε | edoulōthēte | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1402 I enslave |
| to righteousness | δικαιοσύνῃ | dikaiosynē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 6:14 Galatians 5:18 · Romans 8:2 · Romans 7:4–11 · Hebrews 8:10 · Galatians 4:4–5 · Romans 6:12 · Romans 3:19–20 · Psalm 130:7–8 · John 8:36 · 2 Corinthians 3:6–9 · Galatians 3:23 · John 1:17
Romans 6:15 Titus 2:11–14 · Ephesians 2:8–10 · Romans 6:1–2 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Jude 1:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:20–21 · Galatians 2:17–18
Romans 6:16 John 8:34 · Matthew 6:24 · 2 Peter 2:19 · Joshua 24:15 · Romans 6:12–13 · Romans 6:19–23 · Romans 6:17
Romans 6:17 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Corinthians 2:14 · 2 Timothy 1:13 · Ephesians 2:5–10 · Romans 16:26 · Romans 1:8 · 3 John 1:3 · Acts 11:18 · Romans 15:18 · Philemon 1:4 · 2 John 1:4 · Hebrews 5:9
Romans 6:18 Romans 6:22 · Galatians 5:1 · Romans 8:2 · John 8:32 · Isaiah 54:17 · Romans 6:14 · Romans 6:7 · 1 Peter 2:16 · Psalm 119:32 · Isaiah 26:13 · Psalm 119:45 · Psalm 116:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.