17. and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and--were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;
18. and having been freed from the sin, ye became servants to the righteousness.
19. In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness--to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness--tosanctification,
20. for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,