KJV King James Version
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
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John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you—Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,
Surrounding context — John 8
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπᾶςG3956 · pasallὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoποιῶνG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίαν,G266 · hamartiasinδοῦλόςG1401 · doulosslaveἐστινG1510 · eimito beτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίας.G266 · hamartiasin
Cross-references
Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?2 Peter 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.1 John 3:8-10He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Romans 6:19-20I 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.Ephesians 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:1 Kings 21:25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.Romans 7:25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.Romans 8:21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.Acts 8:23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Matthew 5:18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
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