Romans 6:22

Romans 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
• New International Version (NIV)But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Context of Romans 6:22

20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. 21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:22 word by word

νυνὶ δὲ ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ θεῷ ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.Read the interlinear

• But nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
• freedἐλευθερόωeleutheroō · to set freeG1659
• from sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• enslavedδουλόωdouloō · to enslaveG1402
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• deriveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• benefitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• resultingεἰςeis · towardG1519
• sanctificationἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• the outcomeτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Romans 6:22

• Romans 6:14For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under the Law but under grace.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• John 8:32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
• Romans 7:25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
• Genesis 50:17‘This is what you shall say to Joseph: “Please forgive, I beg you, the offense of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the offense of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
• Job 1:8The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”
• Psalms 86:2Protect my soul, for I am godly; You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.
• Psalms 143:12And in Your faithfulness, destroy my enemies, And eliminate all those who attack my soul, For I am Your servant.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And you will condemn every tongue that accuses you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
• Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came out of the middle of the fire.
• Daniel 6:20And when he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king began speaking and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?”
• Galatians 1:10For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
• James 1:1James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.

Commentaries on Romans 6:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22But now being made free from sin - As being free from righteousness is the finished character of a sinner, so being made free from sin is the finished character of a genuine Christian. And become servants to God - They were transferred from the service of one master to that of another: they were freed from the slavery of sin, and engaged in the service of God. Fruit unto holiness - Holiness of heart was the principle; and righteousness of life the fruit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22But now - Under the Christian plan of justification. Being made free from sin - Being delivered from its dominion, and from bondage; in the same manner as before conversion they were free from righteousness, Romans 6:20. Ye have your fruit unto holiness - The fruit or result is holiness. This service produces holiness, as the other did sin. It is implied here, though not expressly affirmed, that in this service which leads to holiness, they received…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-23Verses 21-23 The pleasure and profit of sin do not deserve to be called fruit. Sinners are but ploughing iniquity, sowing vanity, and reaping the same. Shame came into the world with sin, and is still the certain effect of it. The end of sin is death. Though the way may seem pleasant and inviting, yet it will be bitterness in the latter end. From this condemnation the believer is set at liberty, when made free from sin. If the fruit is unto holiness, if…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. But now--as if to get away from such a subject were unspeakable relief. being made free from Sin, and become servants to God--in the absolute sense intended throughout all this passage. ye have--not "ought to have," but "do have," in point of fact. your fruit unto holiness--"sanctification," as in Ro 6:19; meaning that permanently holy state and character which is built up out of the whole "fruits of righteousness," which believers successively bring…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 6:22

• Holiness
• Immortality
• Justification
• Life
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Destroy
• Eternal life
• Fruit
• Holiness
• Newness
• Obey
• Reign
• 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