“Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.”
— WEB
John 8:34
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”
— KJV
“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Whosoever committeth sin--that is, liveth in the commission of it--(Compare Jo1 3:8; Mat 7:23). is the servant of sin--that is, the bond-servant, or slave of it; for the question is not about free service, but who are in bondage. (Compare Pe2 2:19; Rev 6:16). The great truth here expressed was not unknown to heathen moralists; but it was applied only to vice, for they were total strangers to what in revealed religion is called sin. The thought of slaves and freemen in the house suggests to our Lord a wider idea.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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