•This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk, and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you; in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.
•The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English as servant or bond servant; the HCSB translates this word as slave, not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire’s inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.

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Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

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

Jesus responded, “Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.

Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

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