Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, that every man who does the sin is a bondman of the sin.

New American Standard Bible

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Jesus responded, “I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

International Standard Version

Jesus answered them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, everyone who practices sin habitually is a slave of sin.

An Understandable Version

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.

Anderson New Testament

Jesus answered them: Verily, verily I say to you, whoever works sin is the servant of sin.

Bible in Basic English

And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.

Common New Testament

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus answered them, I declare unto you, whosoever committeth sin, is a slave to sin.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Jesus responded to them, Truly, truly, I say unto you, That every one doing sin is the slave of sin.

Goodspeed New Testament

Jesus answered, "I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.

John Wesley New Testament

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, he that practiseth sin, is the slave of sin:

Julia Smith Translation

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, say I to you, That every one doing sin, is servant of sin.

King James 2000

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever commits sin is the servant of sin.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Jesus replied to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

Moffatt New Testament

Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave.

Montgomery New Testament

"In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus replied, "every one who commits sin is a slave

NET Bible

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly do I say to you, Every one that committeth sin is a bondservant of sin.

Sawyer New Testament

Jesus answered them, I tell you most truly, that every one who commits sin is a servant of the sin.

The Emphasized Bible

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you: Every one who committeth sin, is, a slave, of sin:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, That every one who committeth sin is the slave of sin.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "every one who sins is a slave to sin.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, everyone who lives in sin is a slave of sin.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231


Usage: 0

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

I say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

the servant
δοῦλος 
Doulos 
Usage: 65

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 8:34

Devotionals containing John 8:34

References

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Images John 8:34

Context Readings

The Truth Will Set You Free

33 They answered to him, We are Abraham's seed, and have been in bondage to no man, ever. How can thou say, Ye will become free? 34 Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, that every man who does the sin is a bondman of the sin. 35 And the bondman does not remain in the house into the age. The Son remains into the age.

Cross References

Romans 6:16

Know ye not, that to what ye present yourselves as bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to what ye obey, whether of sin for death, or of obedience for righteousness?

2 Peter 2:19

promising them freedom, while they themselves are bondmen of corruption, for by what any man has been overcome, of this he has also been enslaved.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Romans 6:19-20

(I speak man-like because of the weakness of your flesh). For as ye presented your body-parts servile to uncleanness, and to lawlessness for lawlessness, so now present your body-parts servile to righteousness for sanctification.

Titus 3:3

For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.

1 Kings 21:25

(But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.

Matthew 5:18

For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.

Acts 8:23

For I perceive that thou are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.

Romans 6:6

Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, so that the body of sin might be inactivated, no longer to enslave us to sin.

Romans 6:12

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body in order to obey it, in its lusts.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, having been sold under sin.

Romans 7:25

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I of myself in the mind indeed serve a law of God, but in the flesh a law of sin.

Romans 8:21

Because the creation itself will also be freed from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

Ephesians 2:2

in which ye once walked according to the era of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience.

1 John 3:8-10

He who is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was made known for this, so that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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