For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
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Verse 20 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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Denn da ihr der Sünde Knechte wart, da wart ihr frei von der Gerechtigkeit.
Porque cuando fuisteis siervos del pecado, erais libres acerca de la justicia.
Porque, cuando eran esclavos del pecado, eran libres respecto de la justicia.
Car, lorsque vous étiez esclaves du péché, vous étiez libres à l'égard de la justice.
Perciocchè, allora che voi eravate servi del peccato, voi eravate franchi della giustizia.
Porque, quando éreis servos do pecado, estáveis livres da justiça.
因為你們作罪的奴隸時,不被義所約束。
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