## But now that you have been made free from sin and are enslaved to God ##

Alternate translation as a complete sentence and with active verbs: "But now Christ has freed you from sin and has bound you to God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## and the outcome is eternal life ##

"and the result of all of this is that you will live forever with God."

## For the wages of sin are death ##

The word "wages" refers to a payment given to someone for their work. Alternate translation: "For if you serve sin, you will receive spiritual death as payment" or "For if you continue sinning, God will punish you with spiritual death."

## but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord ##

"but God freely gives eternal life to those who belong to Christ Jesus our Lord"