33 They answered him, (A)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (B)everyone who practices sin is a slave[a] to sin. 35 (C)The slave does not remain in the house forever; (D)the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:34 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 35

(A)But he was pierced for our transgressions;
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
    (B)and with his wounds we are healed.

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And because you are sons, God has sent (A)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (B)an heir through God.

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