John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
John 8:34 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. |
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| WEB | Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. |
| ASV | Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. |
| YLT | Jesus answered them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you--Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin, |
| DARBY | Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin. |
| BBE | And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin. |
| Webster | Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin. |
What does John 8:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 8:34-35
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Is the servant. Is the slave of sin. He is bound to it as a slave is to his master.
(e) "Whosever committeth sin" Rom 6:16,20, 2Pet 2:19
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 8:30-36
Such power attended our Lord's words, that many were convinced, and professed to believe in him. He encouraged them to attend his teaching, rely on his promises, and obey his commands, notwithstanding all temptations to evil. Thus doing, they would be his disciples truly; and by the teaching of his word and Spirit, they would learn where their hope and strength lay. Christ spoke of spiritual liberty; but carnal…
John 8:34 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 8:34
- Romans 6:16
Know 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 2:19
While 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 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- 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 was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
- Romans 6:12
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
- Romans 6:6
Knowing 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 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- Romans 6:19-20
I 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. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
- Ephesians 2:2
Wherein 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 21:25
But 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 7:25
I 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.
- Acts 8:23
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- John 8:33
They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
- John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
- John 8:35
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
John 8:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jesús les respondió: De cierto, de cierto os digo, que todo aquel que hace pecado, es siervo de pecado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Jésus leur répondit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Quiconque pratique le péché est esclave du péché. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jesus antwortete ihnen: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Jeder, der die Sünde tut, ist der Sünde Knecht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit eis Jesus: Amen, amen dico vobis: quia omnis qui facit peccatum, servus est peccati. |