Romans 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.”

Romans 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Romans 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Romans 6:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Romans 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.”

Romans 6:20 — World English Bible

Romans 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness. ”

Romans 6:20 — American Standard Version

Romans 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,”

Romans 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Romans 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.”

Romans 6:20 — Darby Translation

Romans 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For when ye were the seruants of sinne, ye were freed from righteousnesse.”

Romans 6:20 — Geneva Bible

Romans 6:20 in Context — Romans 6

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

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What Does Romans 6:20 Mean?

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