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12 Therefore do not let sin (A)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on (B)presenting your members to sin as [a]instruments of unrighteousness, but (C)present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as [b]instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For (D)sin shall not (E)be master over you, for (F)you are not under law but (G)under grace.

Slaves of Righteousness

15 What then? (H)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? (I)May it never be! 16 Do you not (J)know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as (K)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of (L)sin [c]leading to death, or of obedience [d]leading to righteousness? 17 But (M)thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that (N)pattern of teaching to which you were (O)given over,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:13 Or weapons
  2. Romans 6:13 Or weapons
  3. Romans 6:16 Lit to death
  4. Romans 6:16 Lit to righteousness