John 8:34

God's Word

Jesus answered them, “I can guarantee this truth: Whoever lives a sinful life is a slave to sin.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:25

There was no one else like Ahab. At the urging of his wife, he sold himself to do what the Lord considered evil.

Proverbs 5:22

A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.

Matthew 5:18

I can guarantee this truth: Until the earth and the heavens disappear, neither a period nor a comma will disappear from the Scriptures before everything has come true.

John 3:3

Jesus replied to Nicodemus, “I can guarantee this truth: No one can see God’s kingdom without being born from above.”

Acts 8:23

I can see that you are bitter with jealousy and wrapped up in your evil ways.”

Romans 6:12

Therefore, never let sin rule your physical body so that you obey its desires.

Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that if you offer to be someone’s slave, you must obey that master? Either your master is sin, or your master is obedience. Letting sin be your master leads to death. Letting obedience be your master leads to God’s approval.

Romans 6:6

We know that the person we used to be was crucified with him to put an end to sin in our bodies. Because of this we are no longer slaves to sin.

Romans 7:14

I know that God’s standards in Moses’ Teachings are spiritual, but I have a corrupt nature, sold as a slave to sin.

Romans 7:25

I thank God that our Lord Jesus Christ rescues me! So I am obedient to God’s standards with my mind, but I am obedient to sin’s standards with my corrupt nature.

Romans 8:21

that it would also be set free from slavery to decay in order to share the glorious freedom that the children of God will have.

Ephesians 2:2

You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God.

Titus 3:3

Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.