A freed slave could continue to work for his master for wages. Paul evidently alluded to this practice when he wrote of the individual’s choice of which master to obey ​ — sin or righteousness.
हे निवडण्याचे व्यक्‍तीला स्वातंत्र्य असण्याबद्दल पौलाने लिहिले तेव्हा त्याने याच गुलामगिरीच्या प्रथेशी त्याची तुलना केली.