John 8:34 (GNV)

Passage

Iesus answered them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer committeth sinne, is the seruant of sinne.

Nearby Context

John 8:32 And shall know the trueth, and the trueth shall make you free.

John 8:33 They answered him, Wee be Abrahams seede, and were neuer bonde to any man: why sayest thou then, Ye shalbe made free?

John 8:34 Iesus answered them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer committeth sinne, is the seruant of sinne.

John 8:35 And the seruant abideth not in the house for euer: but the Sonne abideth for euer.

John 8:36 If that Sonne therefore shall make you free, ye shalbe free in deede.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "answered", "verely", "vnto", "whosoeuer", "committeth", and "sinne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "They answered him Wee be Abrahams seede..." into verse 35's "And the seruant abideth not in the...", so "iesus" and "answered" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "iesus" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.