Cross references
Romans 6:16
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
Romans 6:16 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 8:34 (40 votes) and Matthew 6:24 (30 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 2 to 1 John 3.
Which verses does Romans 6:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- John 8:3440 votes
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
- Matthew 6:2430 votes
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Joshua 24:1529 votes
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
- 2 Peter 2:1929 votes
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
- Romans 6:12–1325 votes
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
- Romans 6:19–2316 votes
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness. …
- Romans 6:1715 votes
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
Which verses point to Romans 6:16?
The 10 strongest of 25.