Romans 6:20

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.

I find then the law that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.