Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered them,
King James Version
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Holman Bible
Jesus responded,
International Standard Version
Jesus answered them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
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.
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,
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
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,
Themes
Abraham » How regarded by his descendants
Bondage, spiritual » General references to the bondage of sin
Bondage, spiritual » Is to sin
Christian Liberty » The wicked devoid of
Self-righteousness » Instances of » Pharisees
Servants » Who is the servant of sin
Sin » General references to the bondage of sin
Sin » Who is the servant of sin
Sin » The wicked » Servants to
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Bondage
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 8:34
Devotionals containing John 8:34
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:34
Images John 8:34
Prayers for John 8:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
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'?" 34 Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 6:16
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?
2 Peter 2:19
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 3:3
Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Romans 6:19-20
(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.
Titus 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.
1 Kings 21:25
(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.
Proverbs 5:22
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
Matthew 5:18
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.
Acts 8:23
For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin."
Romans 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.
Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
Romans 7:14
For we know that the law is spiritual -- but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin.
Romans 7:25
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.
Romans 8:21
that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.
Ephesians 2:2
in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
1 John 3:8-10
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.