17. In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that were taught to you.
18. You were made free from sin, and now you are slaves to goodness.
19. I use this example because this is hard for you to understand. In the past you offered the parts of your body to be slaves to sin and evil. You lived only for evil. In the same way now you must give yourselves to be slaves of goodness. Then you will live only for God.
20. In the past you were slaves to sin, and goodness did not control you.