John 8:31
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New International Version (©1984)
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

International Standard Version (©2008)
So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples.

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

American King James Version
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;

American Standard Version
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;

Bible in Basic English
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Jesus said to those Jews, who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.

Darby Bible Translation
Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;

English Revised Version
Jesus therefore said to those Jews which had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;

Weymouth New Testament
Jesus therefore said to those of the Jews who had now believed in Him, "As for you, if you hold fast to my teaching, then you are truly my disciples;

World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

Geneva Study Bible

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

(12) The true disciples of Christ continue in his doctrine, that profiting more and more in the knowledge of the truth they may be delivered from the most grievous burden of sin, into the true liberty of righteousness and life.

People's New Testament

8:31 If ye continue in my word, then ye are my disciples indeed. They believed on him, but their faith was not yet made perfect by obedience. Hence he adds the condition of discipleship. Their belief must move them to accept his word and obey it. There is a condition, continue in my word; a promise, shall be my disciple.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

31-33. Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed, &c.-The impression produced by the last words of our Lord may have become visible by some decisive movement, and here He takes advantage of it to press on them "continuance" in the faith, since then only were they His real disciples (compare Joh 15:3-8), and then should they experimentally "know the truth," and "by the truth be made (spiritually) free."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:30-36 Such power attended our Lord's words, that many were convinced, and professed to believe in him. He encouraged them to attend his teaching, rely on his promises, and obey his commands, notwithstanding all temptations to evil. Thus doing, they would be his disciples truly; and by the teaching of his word and Spirit, they would learn where their hope and strength lay. Christ spoke of spiritual liberty; but carnal hearts feel no other grievances than those that molest the body, and distress their worldly affairs. Talk to them of their liberty and property, tell them of waste committed upon their lands, or damage done to their houses, and they understand you very well; but speak of the bondage of sin, captivity to Satan, and liberty by Christ; tell of wrong done to their precious souls, and the hazard of their eternal welfare, then you bring strange things to their ears. Jesus plainly reminded them, that the man who practised any sin, was, in fact, a slave to that sin, which was the case with most of them. Christ in the gospel offers us freedom, he has power to do this, and those whom Christ makes free are really so. But often we see persons disputing about liberty of every kind, while they are slaves to some sinful lust.


John 2:2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
2 John 1:9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. (NASB ©1995)

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

If. 6:66-71 15:4-9 1Sa 12:14 Mt 24:13 Ac 13:43 14:22 26:22 Ro 2:7 Ro 11:22 Col 1:23 1Ti 2:15 4:16 2Ti 3:14 Heb 3:14 8:9 10:38,39 Jas 1:25 1Jo 2:19,24

my disciples. 36 1:47 6:55 15:8 1Ti 5:3-5

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