John 8:34
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Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

Romans 6:16
Know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice.

2 Peter 2:19
Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

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Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

Verily.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:18 For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

Whosoever.

1 Kings 21:25 Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on,

Proverbs 5:22 He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.

Acts 8:23 For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.

Romans 6:6,12,16,19,20 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer. . . .

Romans 7:14,25 For we know that the law is spiritual. But I am carnal, sold under sin. . . .

Romans 8:21 Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief:

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

2 Peter 2:19 Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

1 John 3:8-10 He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil. . . .

Context
The Truth will Set You Free
33They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham: and we have never been slaves to any man. How sayest thou: You shall be free? 34Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35Now the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the son abideth for ever.…
Lexicon
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied,
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“Truly,
Ἀμὴν (Amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

truly,
ἀμὴν (amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

I tell
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

everyone
πᾶς (pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sins
ἁμαρτίαν (hamartian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a slave
δοῦλός (doulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.

to
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sin.
ἁμαρτίας (hamartias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.


Additional Translations
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you that everyone practicing the sin is a slave of the sin.

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that every one who commits sin is the slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

Jesus answered them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you -- Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,
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