³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, ^lIf ye continue in my word, then ^lare ye my disciples indeed; ³²And ye shall know ^mthe truth, and the truth ⁿshall make you free. ³³They answered him, ^oWe be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, ^pYe shall be made free? ³⁴Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^qWhosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. ³⁵And ^rthe servant abideth not in the house for ever: but ^sthe Son abideth ever. ³⁶If ^tthe Son therefore ⁿshall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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John 8:32: and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free…

Footnotes

lSo ch. 15:7 (Gk.), 8.
lSo ch. 15:7 (Gk.), 8.
mSee ch. 1:17.
nver. 36. Rom. 6:18, 22. & 8:2. So James 1:25. & 2:12.
o Matt. 3:9. ver. 37, 39.
pComp. ch. 3:4. & 4:11. & 6:52. ver. 52.
q Rom. 6:16, 20. So 2 Pet. 2:19.
sSo Luke 15:31.
nver. 36. Rom. 6:18, 22. & 8:2. So James 1:25. & 2:12.

Cross references

r Gen. 21:10. Gal. 4:30.
t Gal. 5:1.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”

Jesus responded, “Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever. So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

“But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?”

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin. A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. And the slave does not remain in the household forever; the son remains forever. So if the son sets you free, you will be truly free.