“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;”
King James Version (KJV)
8:29 The Father hath not left me alone - Never from the moment I came into the world.
8:32 The truth - Written in your hearts by the Spirit of God, shall make you free - From guilt, sin, misery, Satan.
8:33 They - The other Jews that were by, (not those that believed,) as appears by the whole tenor of the conversation. We were never enslaved to any man - A bold, notorious untruth. At that very time they were enslaved to the Romans.
Joh 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".
Then said Iesus to those Iewes which beleeued on him, If ye continue in my word, then are yee my disciples indeed.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, {then} you are truly disciples of Mine;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, `then' are ye truly my disciples;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;
- Basic English Bible
Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;
- Darby Bible
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;
- Webster's Bible
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;
- Weymouth Bible
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
- World English Bible
Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis;
- Wycliffe Bible
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,
- Youngs Literal Bible