Roma 6:17

6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed ¹  from the heart that pattern ²  of teaching you were entrusted to,

Roma 7:5

7:5 For when we were in the flesh, ³  the sinful desires, ⁴  aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body ⁵  to bear fruit for death.

[6:17]  ¹ tn Grk “you were slaves of sin but you obeyed.”

[6:17]  ² tn Or “type, form.”

[7:5]  ³ tn That is, before we were in Christ.

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Or “sinful passions.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “our members”; the words “of our body” have been supplied to clarify the meaning.