John 8:31 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, {then} are ye my disciples indeed;”

John 8:31

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And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

As he spake these words, many believed on him.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, {then} are ye my disciples indeed;

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

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John 8:1

"Jesus went unto the mount of Olives."

John 8:2

"And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them."

John 8:3

"And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,"

John 8:4

"They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."

John 8:5

"Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?"

John 8:6

"This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with {his} finger wrote on the ground, {as though he heard them not}."

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