John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Cross-reference
John 8:58 reveals Jesus' divine identity as the I AM, grounding his authority to free slaves of sin.
Proverbs 5:22 says the cords of sin hold the wicked fast, directly illustrating slavery to sin.
Acts 8:23 uses 'captive to sin' for Simon, mirroring Jesus' statement about being a slave to sin.
Romans 6:6 speaks of no longer being slaves to sin, directly echoing and expanding on Jesus' teaching.
In Romans 6:12, Paul commands not to let sin reign in your body — echoing the mastery of sin that Jesus calls slavery.
Romans 6:16 contrasts slaves of sin with slaves of obedience, directly building on Jesus' definition of sin's slavery.
In Romans 6:19, Paul extends the slavery metaphor to present members as slaves to righteousness, picking up the same imagery.
Romans 6:20 recalls the former state as slaves of sin, free from righteousness — mirroring Jesus' condition.
Romans 7:14 says Paul is 'sold under sin' — the same concept of being enslaved to sin that Jesus taught.
In Romans 7:25, Paul acknowledges serving the law of sin with his flesh, showing ongoing slavery to sin.
Titus 3:3 says we were once slaves to various passions — a direct echo of Jesus' statement about sin's slavery.
2 Peter 2:19 states that whatever overcomes a person enslaves them — a direct application of Jesus' principle.
1 John 3:8-10 identifies those who practice sin as children of the devil, expanding on being slaves to sin.
1 Kings 21:25 describes Ahab who sold himself to do evil, an OT example of being a slave to sin.
Romans 7:21 describes the internal war with sin, illustrating the slavery to sin Jesus speaks of.