Verse 16

Know ye{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756}, that{G3754} to whom{G3739} ye yield{G3936}{(G5719)} yourselves{G1438} servants{G1401} to{G1519} obey{G5218}, his servants{G1401} ye are{G2075}{(G5748)} to whom{G3739} ye obey{G5219}{(G5719)}; whether{G2273} of sin{G266} unto{G1519} death{G2288}, or{G2228} of obedience{G5218} unto{G1519} righteousness{G1343}?

Referenced Verses

  • John 8:34 : 34 Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5662)} them{G846}, Verily{G281}, verily{G281}, I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213},{G3754} Whosoever{G3956} committeth{G4160}{(G5723)} sin{G266} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the servant{G1401} of sin{G266}.
  • Rom 6:12-13 : 12 Let{G936} not{G3361} sin{G266} therefore{G3767} reign{G936}{(G5720)} in{G1722} your{G5216} mortal{G2349} body{G4983}, that{G1519} ye should obey{G5219}{(G5721)} it{G846} in{G1722} the lusts{G1939} thereof{G846}. 13 Neither{G3366} yield ye{G3936}{(G5720)} your{G5216} members{G3196} as instruments{G3696} of unrighteousness{G93} unto sin{G266}: but{G235} yield{G3936}{(G5657)} yourselves{G1438} unto God{G2316}, as{G5613} those that are alive{G2198}{(G5723)} from{G1537} the dead{G3498}, and{G2532} your{G5216} members{G3196} as instruments{G3696} of righteousness{G1343} unto God{G2316}.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seem evil{H7489}{(H8804)} unto you{H4310} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068}, choose{H977}{(H8798)} you this day{H3117} whom{H5869} ye will serve{H5647}{(H8799)}; whether the gods{H430} which your fathers{H1} served{H5647}{(H8804)} that were on the other side{H5676} of the flood{H5104}, or the gods{H430} of the Amorites{H567}, in whose land{H776} ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)}: but as for me and my house{H1004}, we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No man{G3762} can{G1410}{(G5736)} serve{G1398}{(G5721)} two{G1417} masters{G2962}: for{G1063} either{G2228} he will hate{G3404}{(G5692)} the one{G1520}, and{G2532} love{G25}{(G5692)} the other{G2087}; or else{G2228} he will hold{G472}{(G5695)} to the one{G1520}, and{G2532} despise{G2706}{(G5692)} the other{G2087}. Ye cannot{G3756}{G1410}{(G5736)} serve{G1398}{(G5721)} God{G2316} and{G2532} mammon{G3126}.
  • 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 While they promise{G1861}{(G5740)} them{G846} liberty{G1657}, they themselves{G846} are{G5225}{(G5723)} the servants{G1401} of corruption{G5356}: for{G1063} of whom{G3739} a man{G5100} is overcome{G2274}{(G5766)},{G2532} of the same{G5129} is he brought in bondage{G1402}{(G5769)}.
  • Rom 6:17 : 17 But{G1161} God{G2316} be thanked{G5485}, that{G3754} ye were{G2258}{(G5713)} the servants{G1401} of sin{G266}, but{G1161} ye have obeyed{G5219}{(G5656)} from{G1537} the heart{G2588} that form{G5179} of doctrine{G1322} which{G1519}{G3739} was delivered you{G3860}{(G5681)}.
  • Rom 6:19-23 : 19 I speak{G3004}{(G5719)} after the manner of men{G442} because{G1223} of the infirmity{G769} of your{G5216} flesh{G4561}: for{G1063} as{G5618} ye have yielded{G3936}{(G5656)} your{G5216} members{G3196} servants{G1401} to uncleanness{G167} and{G2532} to iniquity{G458} unto{G1519} iniquity{G458}; even so{G3779} now{G3568} yield{G3936}{(G5657)} your{G5216} members{G3196} servants{G1401} to righteousness{G1343} unto{G1519} holiness{G38}. 20 For{G1063} when{G3753} ye were{G2258}{(G5713)} the servants{G1401} of sin{G266}, ye were{G2258}{(G5713)} free{G1658} from righteousness{G1343}. 21 What{G5101}{G3767} fruit{G2590} had ye{G2192}{(G5707)} then{G5119} in{G1909} those things whereof{G3739} ye are{G1870} now{G3568} ashamed{G1870}{(G5736)}? for{G1063} the end{G5056} of those things{G1565} is death{G2288}. 22 But{G1161} now{G3570} being made free{G1659}{(G5685)} from{G575} sin{G266}, and{G1161} become servants{G1402}{(G5685)} to God{G2316}, ye have{G2192}{(G5719)} your{G5216} fruit{G2590} unto{G1519} holiness{G38}, and{G1161} the end{G5056} everlasting{G166} life{G2222}. 23 For{G1063} the wages{G3800} of sin{G266} is death{G2288}; but{G1161} the gift{G5486} of God{G2316} is eternal{G166} life{G2222} through{G1722} Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547} our{G2257} Lord{G2962}.