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Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. |
And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. |
and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. |
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You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. |
And having been set free from sin, you have become the servants of righteousness (of conformity to the divine will in thought, purpose and action). |
And having been set free once for all from the sinful nature, you were constituted slaves to righteousness. |
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Then, released from the service of sin, you entered the service of righteousness. |
and since you have been freed from sin, you have become the slaves of right-doing. |
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