Romans 6:20
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.In other versions
For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.
ASV
When you were servants of sin you were free from righteousness.
BBE
For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.
DBY
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
WEB
for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,
YLT
For when all of you were the servants of sin, all of you were free from righteousness.
ENG
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
WBT
For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
BSB
In context
18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.