Romans

Romans 6:20–21

²⁰For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness. ²¹What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

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Romans 6:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
when	Ὅτε	Hote	Adverb	G3753 when
you 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 were	ἦτε	ēte	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
free of obligation	ἐλεύθεροι	eleutheroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1658 free, delivered from obligation
to righteousness	δικαιοσύνῃ	dikaiosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness

Romans 6:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	τίνα	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
fruit	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain
did you reap	εἴχετε	eichete	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
at that time	τότε	tote	Adverb	G5119 then
from the	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
of which	οἷς	hois	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
you are now ashamed	ἐπαισχύνεσθε	epaischynesthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1870 I am ashamed
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
outcome	τέλος	telos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5056 an end, purpose, tax
of those things	ἐκείνων	ekeinōn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
death	θάνατος	thanatos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2288 death

Cross-references

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Romans 6:20 Romans 6:16–17 · John 8:34

Romans 6:21 Romans 1:32 · Romans 7:5 · Romans 6:23 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Proverbs 14:12 · Proverbs 16:25 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Hebrews 6:8 · Daniel 12:2 · Romans 8:6 · Romans 8:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.