Romans 6:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that you who were slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But thank God, though you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient with all your heart to the standard of teaching in which you were instructed and to which you were committed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;

Common English Bible

¹⁷ But thank God that although you used to be slaves of sin, you gave wholehearted obedience to the teaching that was handed down to you, which provides a pattern.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that, though you used to be the servants of sin, now you have been obedient from the heart to the very form of the doctrine into which you have been received.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that you were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart, unto that form of doctrine, into which you have been delivered.

Romans 6:17 Cross References

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem

Psalm 18:44

As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”

Acts 28:15

The brothers and sisters from there, when they heard of us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

Romans 1:5

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name,

Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world.

Romans 15:18

For I will not be so bold as to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the gentiles, by word and deed,

Romans 16:26

but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all the gentiles, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—

Romans 2:8

while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus,

1 Corinthians 14:6

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you in some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.

Ephesians 1:16

I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers,

1 Thessalonians 3:9

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

2 Timothy 1:13

Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Philemon 1:4

I thank my God always when I mention you in my prayers,

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going.

Hebrews 5:9

and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 3:1

Wives, in the same way, be subject to your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives’ conduct,

1 Peter 4:17

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; if it begins with us, what will be the end for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

2 John 1:4

I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

3 John 1:3

For I was overjoyed when some brothers and sisters arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, how you walk in the truth.