John 8:31-38

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Truth Will Make You Free

³¹ So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “^(A)If you continue in My word, then you are truly ^(B)disciples of Mine; ³² and ^(C)you will know the truth, and ^(D)the truth will make you free.” ³³ They answered Him, “^(E)We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(F)everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. ^35 (G)The slave does not remain in the house forever; ^(H)the son does remain forever. ³⁶ So if the Son ^(I)makes you free, you will be free indeed. ³⁷ I know that you are ^(J)Abraham’s descendants; yet ^(K)you seek to kill Me, because My word ^[a]has no place in you. ³⁸ I speak the things which I have seen ^[b]with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from ^(L)your father.”