Romans
Romans 6:17–18
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.
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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 6:17 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.