Acts 8:23 Cross References - Living_Oracles

²³ for I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity.

³⁴ Jesus replied, Most assuredly, I say to you, whosoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

¹⁷ But, thanks to God, that though you were the servants of sin; yet you have heartily obeyed that model of doctrine to which you have been given up. ¹⁸ And being made free from sin, you have become the servants of righteousness. ¹⁹ (I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh.) Wherefore, as you have presented your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity, to work iniquity; so present now your members, servants to righteousness, to work holiness. ²⁰ For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. ²¹ And what fruit had you, then, from these things of which you are now ashamed? for the reward of these things is death. ²² But now, being set free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness: and the end, everlasting life.

³ For even we ourselves were formerly foolish, disobedient, erring, slavishly serving diverse inordinate desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

¹⁵ carefully observing, lest any one come short of the favor of God; lest some bitter root springing up, trouble you, and by it many be polluted;

⁴ For God, indeed, did not spare the angels who sinned, but with chains of darkness confining them in Tartarus, delivered them over to be kept for judgment;

¹⁹ They promise them liberty, whilst they themselves are slaves of corruption: for every one is enslaved by that which overcomes him.