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Romans 6:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


Romans 6:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 6:1621 words
GreekMeaning
οὐκouk
NotadverbG3756
οἴδατεoidate
know youverbG6063
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
to whomrelative pronounG3739
παριστάνετεparistanete
you yieldverbG3936
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
yourselvespronounG1438
δούλουςdoulous
as slavesnounG1401
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ὑπακοήνhypakoēn
obediencenounG5218
δοῦλοίdouloi
slavesnounG1401
ἐστεeste
you areverbG1510
to him whomrelative pronounG3739
ὑπακούετεhypakouete
you obeyverbG5219
ἤτοιētoi
whetherwordG2273
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
of sinnounG266
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
θάνατονthanaton
deathnounG2288
ē
orwordG2228
ὑπακοῆςhypakoēs
of obediencenounG5218
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness?nounG1343
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 6:16

Do you not know, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? I do not, he would say, mention hell as yet, nor that great (manuscript Bodl. long) punishment, but the shame it is in this world, when you become slaves, and slaves of your own accord too, and sin's slaves, and when the wages are such as a second death. For if before baptism, it wrought death of the body,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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