John 8:34
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34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)everyone who practices sin is a slave[a] to sin.
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Romans 6:16
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16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves (A)to anyone as obedient slaves,[a] you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
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- Romans 6:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse; also verses 17, 19 (twice), 20
2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise them (A)freedom, (B)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
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- 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Proverbs 5:22
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1 John 3:8-10
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8 (A)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was (B)to destroy the works of the devil. 9 (C)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's[a] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, (D)nor is the one who (E)does not love his brother.
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- 1 John 3:9 Greek his
Romans 6:12
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12 Let not (A)sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
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Romans 6:6
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6 We know that (A)our old self[a] (B)was crucified with him in order that (C)the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
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- Romans 6:6 Greek man
Titus 3:3
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3 For (A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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Romans 6:19-20
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19 (A)I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For (B)just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members (C)as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
20 (D)For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
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Ephesians 2:2
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2 (A)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (C)the sons of disobedience—
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Romans 7:25
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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.
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1 Kings 21:25
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Ahab's Repentance
25 ((A)There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited.
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Romans 8:21
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21 that (A)the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
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Romans 7:14
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14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, (A)sold under sin.
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Acts 8:23
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23 For I see that you are in (A)the gall[a] of bitterness and in (B)the bond of iniquity.”
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- Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
John 3:3
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3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is (A)born (B)again[a] he cannot (C)see the kingdom of God.”
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly, I say to you, (A)until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
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