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Romans 6:16

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?

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οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomπαριστάνετεparistaneteye yieldπαρίστημι (paristēmi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye yield”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3936I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.ye yieldἑαυτοὺςheautousyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.yourselvesδούλουςdoulousservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toὑπακοήνhupakoēnobeyὑπακοή (hupakoē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “obey”, the object formG5218obedience, submissiveness, compliance.obeyδοῦλοίdouloihis servantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “his servants”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.his servantsἐστεesteye areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ye areᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomὑπακούετεhupakoueteye obeyὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye obey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.This verse uses “obey”.ye obeyἤτοιētoiwhetherἤτοιconjunction — “whether”G2273whether.whetherἁμαρτίαςhamartiasof sinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.of sinεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoθάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orὑπακοῆςhupakoēsof obedienceὑπακοή (hupakoē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of obedience”, the of-formG5218obedience, submissiveness, compliance.of obedienceεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the object formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousness

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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?

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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?

Young’s Literal Translation

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?

World English Bible

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?

Darby Translation

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?

Douay-Rheims

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.

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