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Jesusὁ ἸησοῦςansweredἈπεκρίθηthem,αὐτοῖς“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁcommitsποιῶνsinτὴν ἁμαρτίανisἐστινa slaveδοῦλόςof sin.τῆς ἁμαρτίας
John 8:34
Study it in the app“Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.”
Jesus: if the Son sets you free, you will be truly freeTemptation
With the Greek beneath
John 8:34, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “Apekrithē” appears- “TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- commitsποιῶνpoiōn
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōn” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a slaveδοῦλόςdoulos
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulos” appears
The context
33They answered him, “We are the offspring of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 · This verse (above)
35And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?