Parallel Verses

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;

New American Standard Bible

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

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;

Holman Bible

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples.

International Standard Version

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

A Conservative Version

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples,

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;

Amplified

So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples.

An Understandable Version

Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed [in Him], "If you people continue [obeying] my message, then you are truly my disciples.

Anderson New Testament

Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed,

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;

Common New Testament

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus said therefore to those Jews who believed on him, if you adhere to my doctrine, then will you be my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth,

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Then Jesus said to the Jews, who believed on Him, If you may abide in my word, you are truly my disciples;

Goodspeed New Testament

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide by what I teach, you are really disciples of mine,

John Wesley New Testament

Then said Jesus to the Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed:

Julia Smith Translation

Then said Jesus to the Jews having believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples,

Modern King James verseion

Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, you are My disciples indeed.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my very disciples:

Moffatt New Testament

So Jesus addressed the Jews who had believed him, saying, "If you abide by what I say, you are really disciples of mine:

Montgomery New Testament

So Jesus spoke to the Jews that believed him, saying. "If you abide in my teaching, you are my true disciples;

NET Bible

Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed in him, If ye continue in my word, ye are truly my disciples;

Sawyer New Testament

Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on him, If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed;

The Emphasized Bible

Jesus was saying, therefore, unto the Jews who had believed on him - If, ye, abide in my word, of a truth, my disciples, ye are;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye abide in my word, assuredly ye are my disciples;

Twentieth Century New Testament

So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;

Webster

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

Williams New Testament

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really 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.

Worrell New Testament

Jesus, therefore, said to those Jews who had believed on Him, "If ye abide in My word, ye are truly My disciples;

Worsley New Testament

Therefore said Jesus to the Jews that believed on Him, If ye continue in my word, ye are indeed my disciples.

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

to
πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

Ἰουδαῖος 
Ioudaios 
Usage: 190

πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

on him

Usage: 0

If
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

μένω 
meno 
Usage: 85

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

my
ἐμός 
Emos 
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 25
Usage: 313

λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

then are ye
ἐστέ 
Este 
are, be, is, belong to, have been, not tr
Usage: 53

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 8:31

References

Images John 8:31

Prayers for John 8:31

Context Readings

The Truth Will Set You Free

30 As He thus spoke, many became believers in Him. 31 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; 32 and you shall know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free."



Cross References

2 John 1:9

No one has God, who instead of remaining true to the teaching of Christ, presses on in advance: but he who remains true to that teaching has both the Father and the Son.

John 15:4-9

Continue in me, and let me continue in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself--that is, if it does not continue in the vine--so neither can you if you do not continue in me.

Matthew 24:13

but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"

John 6:55

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

John 6:66-71

Thereupon many of His disciples left Him and went away, and no longer associated with Him.

John 8:36

If then the Son shall make you free, you will be free indeed.

Acts 13:43

And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.

Acts 14:22

Everywhere they strengthened the disciples by encouraging them to hold fast to the faith, and warned them saying, "It is through many afflictions that we must make our way into the Kingdom of God."

Acts 26:22

Having, however, obtained the help which is from God, I have stood firm until now, and have solemnly exhorted rich and poor alike, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses predicted as soon to happen,

Romans 2:7

to those on the one hand who, by lives of persistent right-doing, are striving for glory, honour and immortality, the Life of the Ages;

Romans 11:22

Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity has descended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.

Colossians 1:23

if, indeed, you are still firmly holding to faith as your foundation, without ever shifting from your hope that rests on the Good News that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in the whole creation under Heaven, and in which I Paul have been appointed to serve.

1 Timothy 2:15

Yet a woman will be brought safely through childbirth if she and her husband continue to live in faith and love and growing holiness, with habitual self-restraint.

1 Timothy 4:16

Be on your guard as to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things; for by doing this you will make certain your own salvation and that of your hearers.

1 Timothy 5:3-5

Honour widows who are really in need.

2 Timothy 3:14

But you must cling to the things which you have learnt and have been taught to believe, knowing who your teachers were,

Hebrews 3:14

For we have, all alike, become sharers with Christ, if we really hold our first confidence firm to the End;

Hebrews 8:9

a Covenant unlike the one which I made with their forefathers on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out from the land of Egypt; for they would not remain faithful to that.' 'So I turned from them,' says the Lord.

Hebrews 10:38-39

But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."

James 1:25

But he who looks closely into the perfect Law--the Law of freedom--and continues looking, he, being not a hearer who forgets, but an obedient doer, will as the result of his obedience be blessed.

1 John 2:19

They have gone forth from our midst, but they did not really belong to us; for had they belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they left us that it might be manifest that professed believers do not all belong to us.

1 John 2:24

As for you, let the teaching which you have received from the very beginning continue in your hearts. If that teaching does continue in your hearts, you also will continue to be in union with the Son and with the Father.

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