Romans 6:17

Romans 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• New International Version (NIV)But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

Context of Romans 6:17

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? But 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. 19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

Romans 6:17 word by word

χάρις δὲ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι ἦτε δοῦλοι τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ὑπηκούσατε δὲ ἐκ καρδίας εἰς ὃν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς.¶Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thanksχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• though you once wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• slavesδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• to sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• you wholeheartedly obeyedὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
• you wholeheartedly obeyedἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• you wholeheartedly obeyedκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• the formτύποςtupos · mark/exampleG5179
• of teachingδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• you were committedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860

Cross-references for Romans 6:17

• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
• 1 Chronicles 29:12Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
• Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
• Acts 28:15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 1:16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
• Philippians 1:3I thank my God every time I remember you.
• Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
• 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
• Philemon 1:4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
• 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

Commentaries on Romans 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin - This verse should be read thus: But thanks be to God that, although ye were the servants of sin, nevertheless ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine that was delivered unto you; or, that mould of teaching into which ye were cast. The apostle does not thank God that they were sinners; but that, although they were such, they had now received and obeyed the Gospel. The Hebrew phrase, Isaiah…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17But God be thanked - The argument in this verse is drawn from a direct appeal to the feelings of the Roman Christians themselves. From their experience, Paul was able to draw a demonstration to his purpose, and this was with him a ground of gratitude to God. That ye were … - The sense of this passage is plain. The ground Of the thanksgiving was not that they had been the slaves of sin; but it is, that notwithstanding this, or although they had been thus…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Every man is the servant of the master to whose commands he yields himself; whether it be the sinful dispositions of his heart, in actions which lead to death, or the new and spiritual obedience implanted by regeneration. The apostle rejoiced now they obeyed from the heart the gospel, into which they were delivered as into a mould. As the same metal becomes a new vessel, when melted and recast in another mould, so the believer has become a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of Sin--that is, that this is a state of things now past and gone. but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you--rather, "whereunto ye were delivered" (Margin), or cast, as in a mould. The idea is, that the teaching to which they had heartily yielded themselves had stamped its own impress upon them.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 6:17

• Depravity of Man
• Heart
• Holiness
• Obedience
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Servant
• Thankfulness
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Destroy
• Fruit
• Newness
• Obey
• Reign
• Sin
• Type
• Wages

Commentaries on Romans 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings