Romans 6:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

New Living Translation
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.

English Standard Version
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

Berean Study Bible
For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.

New American Standard Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness.

NASB 1995
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

NASB 1977
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

Amplified Bible
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness [you had no desire to conform to God’s will].

Christian Standard Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.

Contemporary English Version
When you were slaves of sin, you didn't have to please God.

Good News Translation
When you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from doing what God approves of.

International Standard Version
For when you were slaves of sin, you were "free" as far as righteousness was concerned.

NET Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

New King James Version
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

King James 2000 Bible
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

New Heart English Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

World English Bible
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

American King James Version
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

American Standard Version
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

A Faithful Version
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

Darby Bible Translation
For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.

English Revised Version
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For when ye were the seruants of sinne, ye were freed from righteousnesse.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For when ye were the seruauntes of sinne, ye were free from ryghteousnesse.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For whan ye were the seruauntes of synne, ye were lowse from righteousnes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

Berean Literal Bible
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,

Smith's Literal Translation
For when ye were servants to sin, ye were free to justice.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For when you were bond slaves of sin, you were free in regard to the righteousness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free men to justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For though you were once the servants of sin, you have become the children of justice.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For when you became Servants of sin, you became free from righteousness.

Lamsa Bible
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.

Godbey New Testament
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

Haweis New Testament
For when ye were the slaves of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Mace New Testament
for when ye were the vassals of sin, ye were not in the service of virtue.

Weymouth New Testament
For when you were the bondservants of sin, you were under no sort of subjection to Righteousness.

Worrell New Testament
For, when ye were slaves of sin, ye were free as to righteousness.

Worsley New Testament
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
















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