Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave of sin.

And the slave abides not in the house forever; the son abides forever.

No longer do I call you slaves; because the slave knows not what his lord is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I made known to you.

And, now, Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

Were you called, being a slave? care not for it; but, even if you can become free, use it rather.

For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, he that was called, being free, is Christ's slave.

And every one who strives in the games exercises self restraint in all things; they, indeed, therefore, to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

But I say that, so long as the heir is a child, he differs in nothing from a slave, though he is lord of all;

So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and, if a son, also an heir through God.

but emptied Himself, taking a slave's form, coming to be in the likeness of men;

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain;

knowing that such a one has been turned aside, and is sinning, being self-condemned.

no longer as a slave, but above a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

I Paul wrote it with my own hand, I will repay it; that I say not to you, that you owe me even your own self besides.

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who obtained an equally precious faith with us, in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

but especially those who walk after the flesh in a desire for pollution, and despise dominion; daring, self-willed, they tremble not, when railing at dignities;

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: