Romans 6:12-19

12Therefore do not let sin 1reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13and do not go on 2presenting 3the members of your body to sin as 4instruments of unrighteousness; but 5present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as 6instruments of righteousness to God. 14For 7sin shall not 8be master over you, for 9you are not under law but 10under grace.

15What then? 11Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? 12May it never be! 16Do you not 13know that when you present yourselves to someone as 14slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of 15sin 16resulting in death, or of obedience 17resulting in righteousness? 17But 18thanks be to God that 19though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that 20form of teaching to which you were committed, 18and having been 21freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 1922I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just 23as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, 24resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, 25resulting in sanctification.