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19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh). For just as you presented your body-parts as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading-to lawlessness, so now present your body-parts as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

The Fruit of Sin Is Shame And Death; Righteousness Leads To Holiness And Life

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free to[a] righteousness. 21 So what fruit were you having at that time? Things[b] over which you are now ashamed! For the outcome of those things is death.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:20 That is, with regard to.
  2. Romans 6:21 Paul states the answer. Or, at that time, over which things you are now ashamed?, the implied answer being ‘None’.

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