Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Everyone who sins is a slave of sin.

耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你们，所有犯罪的就是罪的奴仆。

耶稣回答他们：“我实实在在地告诉你们，所有犯罪的人就是罪的奴隶。

耶稣回答他们：“我实实在在地告诉你们，所有犯罪的人就是罪的奴隶。

耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你们，所有犯罪的人都是罪的奴隶。

耶稣说：“我实实在在告诉你们，凡犯罪的都是罪的奴隶。

耶稣回答：“我确确实实地告诉你们：所有犯罪的，就是罪的奴隶。

耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，所有犯罪的就是罪的奴僕。

耶穌回答他們：「我實實在在地告訴你們，所有犯罪的人就是罪的奴隸。

耶穌回答他們：「我實實在在地告訴你們，所有犯罪的人就是罪的奴隸。

耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，所有犯罪的人都是罪的奴隸。

耶穌說：“我實實在在告訴你們，凡犯罪的都是罪的奴隸。

耶穌回答他們說：『我實實在在地告訴你們，凡犯罪的就是奴隸。

耶穌回答：「我確確實實地告訴你們：所有犯罪的，就是罪的奴隸。

我誠語汝、凡干罪者、即罪之奴、

耶穌曰、我誠告爾、犯罪者、罪之奴、

耶穌曰、我誠告爾、凡犯罪者、乃為罪之奴、

耶穌對曰：『予剴切語爾、凡犯罪者、即罪之奴、

Jesus replied,“ Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

Jesus answered them,“ Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

Jesus replied,“ I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.

Jesus responded,“ Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them,“ Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them,“ Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

Jesus responded,“ I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

Jesus answered them,“ I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them,“ Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

They promise to give freedom to these new believers. But they themselves are slaves to sinful living. That’s because“ people are slaves to anything that controls them.”

Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.

Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.

So don’t let sin rule your body, which is going to die. Don’t obey its evil desires.

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our bodies that were ruled by sin would lose their power. So we are no longer slaves of sin.

Because you are human, you find this hard to understand. So I am using an everyday example to help you understand. You used to give yourselves to be slaves to unclean living. You were becoming more and more evil. Now give yourselves to be slaves to right living. Then you will become holy.Once you were slaves of sin. At that time right living did not control you.

There was never anyone like Ahab. He gave himself over to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord. His wife Jezebel talked him into it.

You used to live as sinners when you followed the ways of this world. You served the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. He is the spirit who is now at work in those who don’t obey God.

We know that the law is holy. But I am not. I have been sold to be a slave of sin.

to set the created world free. He didn’t want it to rot away. Instead, God wanted it to have the same freedom and glory that his children have.

I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law. But sin controls my desires. So I am a slave to the law of sin.

I see that you are very bitter. You are a prisoner of sin.”

What I’m about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law. Not even the smallest mark of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is completed.

Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”