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SBL Greek New Testament

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John 8

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john.8.practiceSin8

πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν

GRAMMARTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

How is enslavement to sin described?

The participle describes doing or practicing sin, not merely committing a single isolated act.

Why this default

“Everyone practicing sin” is default because the present participle describes ongoing doing rather than defining slavery from one isolated act. “Doing sin” is mechanically close but unnatural; “commits sin” is familiar English that can sound merely episodic.

Evidence

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Project defaulteveryone practicing sin

Project default · ongoing action

Alternativeeveryone doing sin

Mechanical wording

Alternativeeveryone who commits sin

Traditional English

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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