John 8:34 meaning and explanation

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

John 8:34, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has just promised freedom to Jews who believed in Him, and they objected that as Abraham's descendants they had never been slaves. Jesus answers with the solemn double "truly" (Greek amēn amēn), the formula He uses for His weightiest sayings.

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