Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Being then - it should be, 'And being;' for we have here but the continuation and conclusion of the preceding sentence-not a new one:
Made free from SIN, ye became the servants of ('servants to') RIGHTEOUSNESS, х edoulootheete (G1402) ti (G5100) dikaioosunee (G1343)] - literally, 'ye became enslaved to Righteousness;' but in the sense explained on Romans 1:1, where the apostle styles himself 'a bond-servant of Jesus Christ.' The case is one of emancipation from entire servitude to one Master, only to entire servitude to another, whose property we are (see the note at Romans 1:1). There is no middle state of personal independence: for that we were never made, and to that we have no claim. When we would not that God should reign over us, we were in righteous judgment "sold under sin:" now, being through grace "made free from sin," it is only to become "servants to Righteousness" - which is our true freedom.