John 8:34
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34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
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Romans 6:16
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16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
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Proverbs 5:22
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22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
1 John 3:8-10
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8 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life[a] is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. 10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers[b] does not belong to God.
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Romans 6:12
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12 Do not let sin control the way you live;[a] do not give in to sinful desires.
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- 6:12 Or Do not let sin reign in your body, which is subject to death.
Romans 6:6
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6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
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Titus 3:3
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3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.
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Romans 6:19-20
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19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.
20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.
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Ephesians 2:2
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2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[a] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
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- 2:2 Greek obeying the commander of the power of the air.
Romans 7:25
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25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
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1 Kings 21:25
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25 (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel.
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Romans 8:21
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21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
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Romans 7:14
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Struggling with Sin
14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
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Acts 8:23
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23 for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin.”
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John 3:3
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3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
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Matthew 5:18
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18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
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