Romans 6:22 “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to…”

Romans 6:22

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

World English Bible

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

American Standard Version

But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.

Geneva Bible 1599

But now being freed from sinne, and made seruants vnto God, ye haue your fruit in holines, and the end, euerlasting life.

Darby Translation

But now, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life.

Young's Literal Translation

And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit — to sanctification, and the end life age-during;

Bible in Basic English

But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

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Cross references

“But now”

Romans 6:18 Romans 8:2 Galatians 5:13 John 8:32 Romans 6:14 2 Corinthians 3:17

Romans 6:18 · BSB

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

Romans 8:2 · BSB

For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.

Galatians 5:13 · BSB

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

John 8:32 · BSB

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Romans 6:14 · BSB

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

2 Corinthians 3:17 · BSB

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

“become”

1 Peter 2:16 Isaiah 54:17 Galatians 1:10 Psalm 143:12 Daniel 3:26 Romans 7:25

1 Peter 2:16 · BSB

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

Isaiah 54:17 · BSB

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Galatians 1:10 · BSB

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Psalm 143:12 · BSB

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

Daniel 3:26 · BSB

Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,

Romans 7:25 · BSB

Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

“ye have”

Galatians 5:22 Psalm 92:14 John 15:2 John 15:16 Ephesians 5:9 Philippians 1:11

Galatians 5:22 · BSB

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Psalm 92:14 · BSB

In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

John 15:2 · BSB

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

John 15:16 · BSB

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Ephesians 5:9 · BSB

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Philippians 1:11 · BSB

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

“and the end”

Romans 6:21 Matthew 25:46 John 4:36 Numbers 23:10 Matthew 13:40 Matthew 13:43

Romans 6:21 · BSB

What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

Matthew 25:46 · BSB

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

John 4:36 · BSB

Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

Numbers 23:10 · BSB

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

Matthew 13:40 · BSB

As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

Matthew 13:43 · BSB

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Also

1 Corinthians 7:22 1 Peter 1:9 Romans 7:4

1 Corinthians 7:22 · BSB

For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

1 Peter 1:9 · BSB

now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Romans 7:4 · BSB

Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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