Romans 6:22 (KJV)

Passage

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Romans 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "everlasting life", "free", "become", "servants", "fruit", and "holiness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "everlasting life" and "free", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "What fruit had ye then in those..." into verse 23's "For the wages of sin is death...", so "everlasting life" and "free" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "everlasting life" and "free" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.