Tree of Life Version
Romans 6:17
17But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching under which you were placed;
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? May it never be! 16Do you not know that to whatever you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to what you obey—whether to sin resulting in death, or to obedience resulting in righteousness? But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching under which you were placed; 18and after you were set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness. 19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you yielded your body parts as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness, leading to more lawlessness, so now yield your body parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in holiness.
Read all of Romans 6Romans 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- be thankedχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- ye wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- of sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- ye have obeyedὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
- that formτύποςtupos · mark/exampleG5179
- of doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- was delivered youπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
Cross-references for Romans 6:17
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Messiah Yeshua for all of you, because your faithfulness is made known throughout the whole world.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12Both riches and honor come from You. You rule over everything. In Your hand is power and might, in Your hand, to magnify and give strength to all.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be Adonai, the God of our fathers, who has put it into the heart of the king to beautify the House of Adonai in Jerusalem in this way
- Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
- Acts 11:18When they heard this they became quiet, and they glorified God, saying, “Then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance leading to life!”
- Acts 28:15Now the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and took courage.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of God’s grace that was given to you in Messiah Yeshua.
- Ephesians 1:16I never stop giving thanks for you as I mention you in my prayers—
- Philippians 1:3I thank my God at every memory of you,
- Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, whenever we pray for you.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers—continually
- 1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanks would be enough to offer to God, in return for all the joy we feel before our God because of you?
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to always thank God for you, brothers and sisters, as is appropriate, because your faithfulness grows wonderfully, and the love of each one of you for one another continually increases.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my forefathers did, when I continually remember you in my prayers night and day.
- Philemon 1:4I thank my God always when mentioning you in my prayers,
- 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received as a commandment from the Father.
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
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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
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