John 8:32

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

31Therefore, Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him: “If you will abide in my word, you will truly be my disciples.

33They answered him: “We are the offspring of Abraham, and we have never been a slave to anyone. How can you say, ‘You shall be set free?’”

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Cross References

Psalms 25:5I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.

Proverbs 1:29For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;

Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion.

Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 35:8And there shall be a path and a road in that place. And it will be called the Holy Way. The defiled will not pass through it. For this will be an upright path for you, so much so that the foolish will not wander along it.

Matthew Henry on John 8:32-38

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son… Read the whole commentary →

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