Discovery BoxRomans 6:16 
Context6:16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves 1 as obedient slaves, 2 you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness? 3
Romans 13:11
ContextMotivation to Godly Conduct
13:11 And do this 4 because we know 5 the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.
1 tn Grk “to whom you present yourselves.”
2 tn Grk “as slaves for obedience.” See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.
3 tn Grk “either of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness.”
4 tn Grk “and this,” probably referring to the command to love (13:8-10); hence, “do” is implied from the previous verses.
5 tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
