Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Romans.6.20", "source": "Ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.", "text": "For *hote douloi ēte tēs hamartias*, *eleutheroi ēte tē dikaiosynē*.", "grammar": { "*hote*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*eleutheroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - free", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*tē dikaiosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to righteousness" }, "variants": { "*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*ēte*": "you were/you used to be", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*eleutheroi*": "free/unrestrained/independent", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/right standing" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 6:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Romans.6.16", "source": "Οὐκ οἴδατε, ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε· ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον, ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην;", "text": "*Ouk oidate*, *hoti hō paristanete heautous doulous eis hypakoēn*, *douloi este hō hypakouete*; *ētoi hamartias eis thanaton*, *ē hypakoēs eis dikaiosynēn*?", "grammar": { "*Ouk oidate*": "perfect active indicative with negative particle, 2nd person plural - do you not know", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*hō*": "relative pronoun, dative, masculine/neuter, singular - to whom/to which", "*paristanete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you present/yield", "*heautous*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - yourselves", "*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*eis hypakoēn*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, feminine, singular - for obedience", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*este*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*hō*": "relative pronoun, dative, masculine/neuter, singular - whom/which", "*hypakouete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you obey", "*ētoi*": "disjunctive particle - either", "*hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*eis thanaton*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, masculine, singular - to death", "*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*hypakoēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of obedience", "*eis dikaiosynēn*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, feminine, singular - to righteousness" }, "variants": { "*oidate*": "you know/you have known", "*paristanete*": "you present/you offer/you yield", "*doulous*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*hypakoēn*": "obedience/submission", "*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*hypakouete*": "you obey/you are obedient to", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*thanaton*": "death/dying", "*hypakoēs*": "obedience/submission", "*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice/right standing" } } 17 { "verseID": "Romans.6.17", "source": "Χάρις δὲ τῷ Θεῷ, ὅτι ἦτε δοῦλοι τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ὑπηκούσατε δὲ ἐκ καρδίας εἰς ὃν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς.", "text": "*Charis de tō Theō*, *hoti ēte douloi tēs hamartias*, *hypēkousate de ek kardias eis hon paredothēte typon didachēs*.", "grammar": { "*Charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - thanks/grace", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*hypēkousate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you obeyed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ek kardias*": "prepositional phrase, genitive, feminine, singular - from heart", "*eis hon*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - to which", "*paredothēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were delivered/committed", "*typon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - form/pattern", "*didachēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of teaching/doctrine" }, "variants": { "*Charis*": "thanks/grace/gratitude", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*ēte*": "you were/you used to be", "*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*hypēkousate*": "you obeyed/you submitted to", "*kardias*": "heart/inner being/mind", "*paredothēte*": "you were delivered/handed over/entrusted", "*typon*": "form/pattern/mold/standard", "*didachēs*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine" } }
  • John 8:34 : 34 { "verseID": "John.8.34", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν δοῦλός ἐστιν τῆς ἁμαρτίας.", "text": "*Apekrithē* to-them the *Iēsous*, *Amēn, amēn, legō* to-you, that *Pas ho poiōn tēn hamartian doulos estin tēs hamartias*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he answered/replied [completed action]", "*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew loanword - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell", "*Pas*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - everyone/all", "*ho poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - the one doing/practicing", "*tēn hamartian*": "accusative feminine singular - the sin", "*doulos*": "nominative masculine singular - slave/servant", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive feminine singular - of the sin" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly [emphatic Hebrew affirmation]", "*poiōn*": "doing/practicing/committing/performing", "*hamartian*": "sin/missing the mark/error/failure", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant" } }