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Romans 6:17

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

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χάριςcharisbe thankedχάριςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “be thanked”, the subject formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.be thankedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἦτεēteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.δοῦλοιdouloislaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.ὑπηκούσατεhupēkousateye have obeyedὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have obeyed”, a single actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.ye have obeyedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromκαρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.the heartεἰςeiswhichεἰςpreposition — “which”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.whichὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.παρεδόθητεparedothētewas delivered youπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “was delivered you”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.was delivered youτύπονtuponmarkτύπος (tupos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “mark”, the object formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.διδαχῆςdidachēsteachingδιδαχή (didachē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “teaching”, the of-formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “teaching”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and — were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;

Young’s Literal Translation

and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and — were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;

World English Bible

But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.

Darby Translation

But thanks [be] to God, that ye were bondmen of sin, but have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching into which ye were instructed.

Douay-Rheims

But thanks be to God, that you were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart, unto that form of doctrine, into which you have been delivered.

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