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In John 8:34 Jesus tells the unbelieving Pharisees, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.”. He uses the analogy of a slave and his master to make the point that a slave obeys his master because he belongs to him. Slaves have no will of their own.
New International Version. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the ...
For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Bible Verses About Slaves to Sin. 58. John 8:34. 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. Bible Gateway. 25. Romans 6:7. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. Bible Gateway. 11. Romans 6:17.
New International Version. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. New Living Translation. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. English Standard Version. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
To be a slave (in the Greek, doulos) to sin is to be someone who cannot help but make unrighteous choices. We may even recognize, as Paul did, that we want to do better, we desire to make choices that lead to life, but repeatedly discover we cannot free ourselves from the allure of sin.
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
