Berean Standard Bible
“For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.”
Paul has been explaining that believers have been set free from sin and now belong to God. He uses the image of slavery to describe the two options: being a slave to sin or to righteousness.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
World English Bible (WEB)
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
King James Version (KJV)
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
When you were servants of sin you were free from righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for when you were servants of the sin, you were free from the righteousness,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque cuando fuisteis siervos del pecado, erais libres acerca de la justicia.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En aquellos días en que eran esclavos del pecado, no estaban al servicio de la justicia.
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