Romans 6:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 6:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 6:20 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. from...: Gr. to righteousness" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 6:20 — KJV
“For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. from...: Gr. to righteousness”
— Romans 6:20 (KJV)
Romans 6:20 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 6:20
“Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:20: servants, sin, free
“Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:20: servants, sin, righteousness
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. using: Gr. having”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:20: servants, sin, free
“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?”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:20: servants, sin, righteousness
“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:20: servants, sin, free
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