John 8:34
Jesus answered them,“I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.
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- 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.
- Rom 6:16 : 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?
- Titus 3:3 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
- Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
- Rom 6:19-20 : 19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
- Rom 6:6 : 6 We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
- Rom 6:12 : 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
- 1 John 3:8-9 : 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Everyone who has been fathered by God does not practice sin, because God’s seed resides in him, and thus he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God. 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.
- 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
- Rom 7:14 : 14 For we know that the law is spiritual– but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin.
- Rom 7:25 : 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
- Rom 8:21 : 21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
- Eph 2:2 : 2 in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the domain of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
- John 3:3 : 3 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
- Acts 8:23 : 23 For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin.”
- Matt 5:18 : 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
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- John 8:35-362 verses80%
35 The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.
36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.
- John 8:31-333 verses76%
31 Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him,“If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘You will become free’?”
- Rom 6:16-183 verses75%
16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to,
18 and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
- 1 John 3:4-63 verses74%
4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
6 Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
- 1 John 3:8-92 verses72%
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Everyone who has been fathered by God does not practice sin, because God’s seed resides in him, and thus he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
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20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
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22 But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
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19 Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.
- John 8:46-472 verses71%
46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?
47 The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.”
- John 8:23-242 verses70%
23 Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
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16 I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
- Rom 6:6-72 verses70%
6 We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
7 (For someone who has died has been freed from sin.)
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44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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21 Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
- 1 Cor 7:22-232 verses68%
22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.
23 You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.
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41 Jesus replied,“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.
- John 8:11-122 verses68%
11 She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]
12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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39 They answered him,“Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied,“If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
- John 8:51-522 verses68%
51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
52 Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
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11 Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.”Then they said to Jesus,“We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”
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8 If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
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7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied,“Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.”
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4 and said to Jesus,“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.
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44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.
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27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–
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23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”
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9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
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28 So then they said to him,“What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”
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2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
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20 Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.
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17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death.
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14 For we know that the law is spiritual– but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin.
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24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.
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17 But now it is no longer me doing it, but sin that lives in me.