John 8:34

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. JESUS ANSWERED THEM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, WHOSOEVER [OR 'EVERYONE THAT' pas (G3956 ) ho (G3588 )] COMMITTETH SIN - that is to say, 'liveth in the commission of it' (compare 1 John 3:8; Matthew 7:23), IS THE SERVANT OF SIN - the bond-servant, or slave of it; because the question is not about free-service, bait Who are in bondage? (Compare...

34._Every man who committeth sin is the slave of sin. _This is an argument drawn from contrary things. They boasted that they were free. He proves that they are the _slaves of sin, _because, being enslaved by the desires of the flesh, they continually sin. It is astonishing that men are not convinced by their own experience, so that, laying aside their pride, they may learn to be humble. And it is a very frequent occurrence in the present day, that, the greater the load of vices by which a man is weighed down, the more fiercely does he utter unmeaning words in extolling free-will. Christ appears to say nothing more here than what was formerly said by philosophers, that they who are devoted to their lusts are subject to the most degrading _slavery_. But there is a deeper and more hidden meaning; for he does not argue what evil men bring on themselves, but what is the condition of human na...

30-36 Such power attended our Lord's words, that many were convinced, and professed to believe in him. He encouraged them to attend his teaching, rely on his promises, and obey his commands, notwithstanding all temptations to evil. Thus doing, they would be his disciples truly; and by the teaching of his word and Spirit, they would learn where their hope and strength lay. Christ spoke of spiritual liberty; but carnal hearts feel no other grievances than those that molest the body, and distress their worldly affairs. Talk to them of their liberty and property, tell them of waste committed upon their lands, or damage done to their houses, and they understand you very well; but speak of the bondage of sin, captivity to Satan, and liberty by Christ; tell of wrong done to their precious souls, and the hazard of their eternal welfare, then you bring strange things to their ears. Jesus plainly...

Verse 34. _WHOSOEVER COMMITTETH SIN IS THE SERVANT OF SIN._] Or, δουλος εστι, c., _is the slave of sin_. This was the slavery of which Christ spoke and deliverance from it, was the _liberty_ which he promised....

WHOSOEVER COMMITTETH SIN ... - In this passage Jesus shows them that he did not refer to political bondage, but to the slavery of the soul to evil passions and desires. IS THE SERVANT - Is the slave of sin. He is bound to it as a slave is to his master....

EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) _The pericope adulterae. _(A)_ Excursus on the genuineness of _John 7:53-43__John 7:53-43. It is our duty to examine the various grounds on which this passage has been almost universally concluded to have formed no portion of the original Fourth Gospel; and then the internal grounds on which it has been rejected, and some of the speculations as to its origin and value. Doubts have beset the authenticity of the passage from the fourth and fifth centuries in the Eastern Church, both on external and internal grounds. The authority and practice of Augustine, Ambrose, and Jerome gave it a secure resting place till the criticism of Erasmus re-awakened doubt. Calvin expressed a more favourable opinion con

JESUS ANSWERED THEM, VERILY VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU,.... Taking no notice of their civil liberty, to which he could easily have replied to their confusion and silence, he observes to them their moral servitude and bondage, and in the strongest manner affirms, that WHOSOEVER COMMITTETH SIN, IS THE SERVANT OF SIN; which must be understood, not of one that commits a single act of sin, though ever so gross, as did Noah, Lot, David, Peter, and others, who yet were not the servants of sin; or of such who sin through ignorance, weakness of the flesh, and the power of Satan's temptations, and especially who commit sin with reluctance, the spirit lusting against it; nor indeed of any regenerate persons, though they are not without sin; nor do they live without the commission of it, in thought, word, or deed; and though they fall into it, they do not continue and live in it, but rise up out of it,...

John 8:12. _Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees_ These wasps were always stinging him; when he drove them away once, they quickly returned to attack him again: «The Pharisees» John 8:13. _Therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus answered and said unto them; Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither go. Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man._ He did not come for that purpose the first time; he will come, a second time, to judge all mankind....

SIN SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...

JOHN 8:34 th/j a`marti,aj {A} A majority of the Committee explained the absence of th/j a`marti,aj from several witnesses of the Western text (D itb, d syrs copbomss Clement _al_) as a stylistic improvement introduced by copyists either (_a_) because th.n a`marti,an occurs just a few words earlier or (_b_) in order to make a closer connection with the following general expression o` de. dou/loj....