Romans 6:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

Don't you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him.

Cross References

John 8:34

Jesus replied: I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin!

2 Peter 2:19

They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.

Joshua 24:15

But if you don't want to worship the Lord, then choose here and now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you're living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, maybe you'll worship their gods. I won't. My family and I are going to worship and obey the Lord!

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Romans 6:17

You used to be slaves of sin. But I thank God that with all your heart you followed the example set forth in the teaching you received.

Genesis 4:7

If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don't let it!

Romans 11:2

God did not turn his back on his chosen people. Don't you remember reading in the Scriptures how Elijah complained to God about the people of Israel?

Romans 12:1

Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.

1 Corinthians 3:16

All of you surely know you are God's temple and his Spirit lives in you.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Stop being proud! Don't you know how a little yeast can spread through the whole batch of dough?

1 Corinthians 6:2

Don't you know that God's people will judge the world? And if you are going to judge the world, can't you settle small problems?

1 Corinthians 6:3

Don't you know we will judge angels? And if this is so, we can surely judge everyday matters.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don't you know that evil people won't have a share in the blessings of God's kingdom? Don't fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual

1 Corinthians 9:13

Don't you know that people who work in the temple make their living from what is brought to the temple? Don't you know that a person who serves at the altar is given part of what is offered?

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win!

Matthew 20:4

He promised to pay them what was fair, if they would work in his vineyard.