Verse List for ROM 6:16

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t you know who you’re presenting yourselves to as obedient slaves? Yes, whoever you submit to, you’re their slaves—either slaves of sin that leads to death, or slaves of obedience that leads to righteousness.

OET-LV Not you _all _have _known that to _whom you _all _are _presenting yourselves as _slaves for obedience, slaves you _all _are to _whom you _all _are _submitting, whether of _sin to death, or of _obedience to righteousness?

ULT Do you not know that to what you keep presenting yourselves, as slaves for obedience, you become slaves to what you obey—whether of sin, leading to death, or of obedience, leading to righteousness?

UST You surely know that if you submit yourselves to be controlled by a thing or person, you become like slaves to that thing or person you submit to! This is true whether you submit yourselves to living sinfully, which will kill you eternally, or you submit yourselves to God, which will make you righteous.

BSB & MSB Do you not know that [when] you offer yourselves [as] obedient slaves, you are slaves to [the one] you obey, whether [you are slaves] to sin [leading] to death, or to obedience [leading] to righteousness?

BLB Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

AICNT Do you not know that when you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to the one you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

OEB Surely you know that when you offer yourselves as servants, to obey anyone, you are the servants of the person whom you obey, whether the service be a service to sin which leads to death, or a service to duty which leads to righteousness.

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

NET Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?

LSV Have you not known that to whom you present yourselves servants for obedience, servants you are to him to whom you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

FBV Don't you realize that if you make yourselves someone's slaves, obeying their orders, then you are slaves to the one you obey? If you are slaves of sin, the result is death; if you obey God, the result is you are made right with him.

TCNT Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

T4T Slaves have to obey what their masters command [MET] them to do. ◄I want you to remember this./Do you not know this?► [RHQ] Similarly, if you present yourselves to someone in order to obey him, you will be the slaves [MET] of the person you obey. Similarly, if you have yielded yourselves to do the sinful things you desire, you are slaves of your sinful desires [PRS], and you will be eternally separated from God. If you have yielded yourselves to obey God, you are slaves of God and you need to live righteously.

LEB Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, leading to death, or obedience, leading to righteousness?

BBE Are you not conscious that you are the servants of him to whom you give yourselves to do his desire? if to sin, the end being death, or if to do the desire of God, the end being righteousness.

Moff Do you not know you are the servants of the master you obey, of the master to whom you yield yourselves obedient, whether it is Sin, whose service ends in death, or Obedience, whose service ends in righteousness?

Wymth Do you not know that if you surrender yourselves as bondservants to obey any one, you become the bondservants of him whom you obey, whether the bondservants of Sin (with death as the result) or of Duty (resulting in righteousness)?

ASV 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?

DRA 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.

YLT have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

Drby Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

RV 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?
(Know ye/you_all not, that to whom ye/you_all present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye/you_all are whom ye/you_all obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?)

SLT Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, ye are servants to whom ye listen; either of sin to death, or of obedience to justice?

Wbstr Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants in obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

KJB-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?
(Know ye/you_all not, that to whom ye/you_all yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye/you_all are to whom ye/you_all obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?)

KJB-1611 Know ye not, that to whom yee yeeld your selues seruants to obey, his seruants ye are to whom ye obey: whether of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto righteousnesse?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Knowe ye not, how that to whom soeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey, his seruauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto ryghteousnesse?
(Know ye/you_all not, how that to whomsoever ye/you_all commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye/you_all are to whom ye/you_all obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?)

Gnva Knowe ye not, that to whomsoeuer yee giue your selues as seruats to obey, his seruants ye are to whom ye obey, whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto righteousnesse?
(Know ye/you_all not, that to whomsoever ye/you_all give yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye/you_all are to whom ye/you_all obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?)

Cvdl Knowe ye not, that loke vnto who ye geue ouer youre selues as seruauntes to obeye, his seruauntes ye are to whom ye obey, whether it be of synne vnto death, or of obediece vnto righteousnes?
(Know ye/you_all not, that look unto who ye/you_all give over yourselves as servants to obeye, his servants ye/you_all are to whom ye/you_all obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obediece unto righteousnes?)

TNT Remember ye not how that to whom soever ye comit youre selves as servautes to obey his servauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of synne vnto deeth or of obedience vnto rightewesnes?
(Remember ye/you_all not how that to whom soever ye/you_all commit your(pl) selves as servants to obey his servants ye/you_all are to whom ye/you_all obey: whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto rightewesnes?)

Wycl God forbede. Witen ye not, that to whom ye yyuen you seruauntis to obeie to, ye ben seruauntis of that thing, to which ye han obeschid, ether of synne to deth, ether of obedience to riytwisnesse?
(God forbede. Witen ye/you_all not, that to whom ye/you_all given you servants to obey to, ye/you_all been servants of that thing, to which ye/you_all have obeschid, either of sin to death, either of obedience to righteousness?)

Luth Wisset ihr nicht, welchem ihr euch begebet zu Knechten in Gehorsam, des Knechte seid ihr, dem ihr gehorsam seid, es sei der Sünde zum Tode oder dem Gehorsam zur Gerechtigkeit?
(Know you(pl)/their/her not, which_one you(pl)/their/her you pray to/for servants in obedience, the servant(s) are you(pl)/their/her, to_him you(pl)/their/her obedient/submissive are, it be the/of_the sin(n) for_the deaths or to_him obedience to/for justice?)

ClVg Nescitis quoniam cui exhibetis vos servos ad obediendum, servi estis ejus, cui obeditis, sive peccati ad mortem, sive obeditionis ad justitiam?[fn]
(You_don’t_know since/because to_whom exhibitsis you(pl) server/keepers to obediendum, slaves you_are his/her, to_whom obeysis, if/or of_sin to death, if/or obeysionis to justice?)

SR-GNT Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε– ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον, ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην; ‡

UGNT οὐκ οἴδατε, ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε— ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον, ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην?

SBL-GNT οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε, ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην;

RP-GNT Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε, ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον, ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην;

TC-GNT οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ᾧ παριστάνετε ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, δοῦλοί ἐστε ᾧ ὑπακούετε, ἤτοι ἁμαρτίας εἰς θάνατον ἢ ὑπακοῆς εἰς δικαιοσύνην;