Romans 6:16-17 Do you not know that you are the slaves of whoever you offer your obedience to? If you obey the desire to sin, it leads to spiritual death; or if you obey God it leads to righteousness.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Do you not know that you are the slaves of whoever you offer your obedience to? If you obey [the desire to] sin, it leads to [spiritual] death; or if you obey [God] it leads to righteousness. ¹⁷ Thank God that you people, who were once slaves to [the practice of] sin, became obedient from [your] heart to the pattern of teaching [i.e., the Gospel message] you committed yourself to.