Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 6 of Romans. Paul contrasts slavery to sin with slavery to righteousness. Christian freedom does not mean the absence of lordship, but a change of belonging that culminates in the contrast between death and eternal life.
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Wisset ihr nicht: welchem ihr euch begebet zu Knechten in Gehorsam, des Knechte seid ihr, dem ihr gehorsam seid, es sei der Sünde zum Tode oder dem Gehorsam zur Gerechtigkeit?
¿No sabéis que a quien os prestáis vosotros mismos por siervos para obedecer le, sois siervos de aquel a quien obedecéis, o del pecado para muerte, o de la obediencia para justicia?
¿No saben que, cuando se presentan a alguien como esclavos para obedecerlo, son esclavos de aquel a quien obedecen, ya sea del pecado, que lleva a la muerte, o de la obediencia, que lleva a la justicia?
Ne savez-vous pas qu'en vous livrant à quelqu'un comme esclaves pour lui obéir, vous êtes esclaves de celui à qui vous obéissez, soit du péché qui conduit à la mort, soit de l'obéissance qui conduit à la justice?
Non sapete voi, che a chiunque vi rendete servi per ubbidirgli, siete servi a colui a cui ubbidite, o di peccato a morte, o d’ubbidienza a giustizia?
Não sabeis vós que a quem vos apresentardes por servos para lhe obedecer, sois servos daquele a quem obedeceis, ou do pecado para a morte, ou da obediência para a justiça?
難道你們不知道,你們獻自己作奴僕,順從誰就作誰的奴僕嗎?或作罪的奴隸,以至於死;或作順服的奴僕,以至於成義。
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