^{18 Ref} And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness.

^{19 Ref} I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

^{20 Ref} When you were servants of sin you were free from righteousness.

^{21 Ref} What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

^{22 Ref} But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.