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 ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ 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

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
• being made freeἐλευθερόωeleutheroō · to set freeG1659
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• become servantsδουλόωdouloō · to enslaveG1402
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ye haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• holinessἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• everlastingαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Romans 6:22

• Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
• John 8:32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
• 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
• Galatians 5:13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
• Romans 7:25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
• Genesis 50:17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
• Job 1:8And Yhwh said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
• Psalms 86:2Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
• Psalms 143:12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Yhwh, and their righteousness is of me, saith Yhwh.
• Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
• Daniel 6:20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
• Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

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