If you do well, it will lift. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the doorway. Its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Romans 6:16 - Tree of Life Version Do you not know that to whatever you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to what you obey—whether to sin resulting in death, or to obedience resulting in righteousness? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do you not know that if you continually surrender yourselves to anyone to do his will, you are the slaves of him whom you obey, whether that be to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness (right doing and right standing with God)? American Standard Version (1901) Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Common English Bible Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, that you are slaves of the one whom you obey? That’s true whether you serve as slaves of sin, which leads to death, or as slaves of the kind of obedience that leads to righteousness. Catholic Public Domain Version Do you not know to whom you are offering yourselves as servants under obedience? You are the servants of whomever you obey: whether of sin, unto death, or of obedience, unto justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto justice. |
If you do well, it will lift. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the doorway. Its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
And to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick by one and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Yeshua answered them, “Amen, amen I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
God has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.
But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching under which you were placed;
Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Ruach Elohim dwells among you?
Your boasting is no good. Don’t you know that a little hametz leavens the whole batch of dough?
Don’t you know that the kedoshim will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to judge trivial matters?
Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters of this life!
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality,
Don’t you know that those who perform the holy services eat from the Temple, and those who wait on the altar receive a share at the altar?
Don’t you know that in a stadium the runners all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win!
If it seems bad to you to worship Adonai, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—whether the gods that your fathers worshipped that were beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will worship Adonai!”
They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption—for a person is a slave to whatever has overcome him.