New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 6:16-22

16Do you notknowG3609that the oneto whomᾧhōG3739you presentπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438asslavesδούλουςdoulousG1401for obedienceὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218,you are slavesδοῦλοίdouloiG1401of that same onewhomᾧhōG3739you obeyὑπακούετε,hupakoueteG5219,eitherἤτοιētoiG2273ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266resultingG1519inG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,orἢēG2228of obedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218resultingG1519inG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην;dikaiosunēnG1343?

17ButthanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316thatthough you were slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,you becameG5219obedientὑπηκούσατεhupēkousateG5219from the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588to thatformτύπονtuponG5179of teachingδιδαχῆς.¶didachēsG1322to whichὃνhonG3739you were entrustedπαρεδόθητεparedothēteG3860,

18and after beingfreedἘλευθερωθέντεςEleutherōthentesG1659from sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,you becameἐδουλώθητεedoulōthēteG1402slavesG1402to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃ.¶dikaiosunēG1343.

19I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004inG442humanἈνθρώπινονAnthrōpinonG442termsG442becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the weaknessἀσθένειανastheneianG769of your fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as you presentedπαρεστήσατεparestēsateG3936the partsμέληmelēG3196of your body as slavesG1400to impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167and to lawlessnessἀνομίᾳanomiaG458,resultingG1519inG1519furtherlawlessnessἀνομίαν,anomianG458,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779nowνῦνnunG3568presentπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936your body’s partsμέληmelēG3196as slavesG1400to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,resultingG1519inG1519sanctificationἁγιασμόν.hagiasmonG38.

20ForwhenὅτεhoteG3753you were slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,you were freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658in relation to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃ.dikaiosunēG1343.

21ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101benefitκαρπὸνkarponG2590were you thenτότε,toteG5119derivingεἴχετεeicheteG2192from the things of whichοἷςhoisG3739you areG1870nowνῦνnunG3568ashamedἐπαισχύνεσθε;epaischunestheG1870?For the outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056of thoseG1565thingsG1565isdeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

22But nowνυνὶnuniG3570having beenfreedἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentesG1659from sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andenslavedδουλωθέντεςdoulōthentesG1402to GodθεῷtheōG2316, youderiveἔχετεecheteG2192yourbenefitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,resultingG1519inG1519sanctificationἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38, andthe outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056,eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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