因为你们作罪之奴仆的时候，就不被义约束了。

因为你们作罪的奴隶时，不被义所约束。

因为你们作罪的奴隶时，不被义所约束。

你们做罪的奴隶时，不受义的约束，

你们作罪的奴仆的时候，就不受义的约束。

原来，你们做罪的奴仆时，不受义的管束；

因為你們作罪之奴僕的時候，就不被義約束了。

因為你們作罪的奴隸時，不被義所約束。

因為你們作罪的奴隸時，不被義所約束。

你們做罪的奴隸時，不受義的約束，

你們作罪的奴僕的時候，就不受義的約束。

你們從前給罪做奴僕的時候，是自由自主不受義約束的。

原來，你們做罪的奴僕時，不受義的管束；

爾昔為罪之僕、不服於義、

蓋爾素為罪之僕、則遠義矣、

蓋爾為罪之僕時、則不為義所約束、

蓋當爾為罪之僕、於正義則漫無約束。

When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

Once you were slaves of sin. At that time right living did not control you.

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

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

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

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness.

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

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

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

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

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

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey— whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. (niv)

Jesus replied,“ Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. (niv)