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Joh 8:35. Δοῦλος) slave, in social standing: slave-like, of illiberal [base] disposition, and so committing sin.-ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ) in the house of the Father.-ὁ ὑιός) The Son, the only-begotten. Comp. ver. following, “If the Son shall make you free,” etc. The article here has a greater force, than in the antithetic words, ὁ δοῦλος.-μένει, abideth) in the house. The allusion is, inasmuch as the question is concerning Abraham, to Gen 21:10, “Sarah said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son-Hagar and Ishmael-for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son-Isaac;” Gen 25:5, “Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac:” comp. Gal 4:22, etc., “He who was of the bondwoman, was born after the flesh, but he of the free woman was by promise, which things are an allegory,” etc.