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Contemporary English Version

John 8:31

Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Perseverance;   Righteous;   Truth;   Wisdom;   Word of God;   Scofield Reference Index - World-System;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible, the;   Christianity;   Discipleship;   Fuller Revelation;   Knowledge;   Knowledge-Ignorance;   Revelation;   Spiritual;   Word;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Belief;   Disciples/apostles;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Perseverance;   Steadfastness;   Titles and Names of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Backsliding;   Disciple;   Freedom;   John, gospel of;   Perseverance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Disciples;   Jews in the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Truth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham;   Children of God;   Common Life;   Communion (2);   Consciousness;   Death of Christ;   Deceit, Deception, Guile;   Devotion;   Disciple (2);   Error;   James ;   Metaphors;   Organization (2);   Personality;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Truth (2);   Vine, Allegory of the;   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Disciple,;   14 Word Words;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Agrapha;   Heredity;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 16;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 21;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, "If you continue to accept and obey my teaching, you are really my followers.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde Iesus to those Iewes which beleved on him. If ye cotinue in my wordes then are ye my very disciples
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua therefore said to those Yehudim who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my talmidim.
International Standard Version
So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really 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 My disciples;
New Century Version
So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, "If you continue to obey my teaching, you are truly my followers.
Update Bible Version
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If you abide in my word, [then] you are 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;
English Standard Version
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, 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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then said Jesus to the Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed:
Weymouth's 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;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis;
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;
Berean Standard Bible
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
Amplified Bible
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.
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;
Complete Jewish Bible
So Yeshua said to the Judeans who had trusted him, "If you obey what I say, then you are really my talmidim,
Darby Translation
Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;
Etheridge Translation
And Jeshu said to those Jihudoyee who believed on him, If you persevere in my doctrine, [fn] you shall be truly my disciples;
Murdock Translation
And Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him: If ye continue in my word, ye will be truly my disciples.
King James Version (1611)
Then said Iesus to those Iewes which beleeued on him, If ye continue in my word, then are yee my disciples indeed.
New Living Translation
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
New Life Bible
He said to the Jews who believed, "If you keep and obey My Word, then you are My followers for sure.
New Revised Standard
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide Iesus to the Iewes which beleeued in him, If ye continue in my worde, ye are verely my disciples,
George Lamsa Translation
Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, If you abide by my word, you are truly my disciples.
J.B. Rotherham 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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.
Revised Standard Version
Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Iesus to those Iewes which beleued on him: Yf ye continue in my word, then are ye my very disciples.
Good News Translation
So Jesus said to those who believed in him, "If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples;
Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word,
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;
Lexham English Bible
Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples,
Literal Translation
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, If you continue in My Word, 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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf ye contynue in my worde, then are ye my very disciples,
Mace New Testament (1729)
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,
THE MESSAGE
Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him. "If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure. Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you."
New English Translation
Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
New King James Version
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus spoke then to those who believed. "You ride for me if you do what I tell you to do.
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;
Legacy Standard Bible
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, then you are truly My disciples;

Contextual Overview

31 Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 They answered, "We are Abraham's children! We have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say we will be set free?" 34 Jesus replied: I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin! 35 And slaves don't stay in the family forever, though the Son will always remain in the family. 36 If the Son gives you freedom, you are free! 37 I know that you are from Abraham's family. Yet you want to kill me, because my message isn't really in your hearts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: John 6:66-71, John 15:4-9, 1 Samuel 12:14, Matthew 24:13, Acts 13:43, Acts 14:22, Acts 26:22, Romans 2:7, Romans 11:22, Colossians 1:23, 1 Timothy 2:15, 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 3:14, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 8:9, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39, James 1:25, 1 John 2:19, 1 John 2:24

my disciples: John 8:36, John 1:47, John 6:55, John 15:8, 1 Timothy 5:3-5

Reciprocal: Numbers 29:25 - General Job 23:12 - Neither Job 24:13 - nor abide Psalms 25:5 - Lead Psalms 25:12 - him Psalms 50:23 - to him Psalms 106:12 - General Psalms 119:31 - stuck Proverbs 3:21 - let Proverbs 8:34 - watching Mark 4:17 - have Luke 22:28 - General John 2:23 - many John 6:60 - of his John 7:17 - General John 17:6 - they Acts 2:42 - they Acts 8:13 - believed Acts 11:23 - and exhorted 1 Corinthians 15:2 - unless Galatians 2:4 - liberty Galatians 4:3 - in Philippians 4:1 - so 1 Thessalonians 3:8 - if 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold 1 Timothy 4:3 - believe 1 John 2:10 - that loveth 1 John 2:14 - the word 1 John 2:27 - ye shall Revelation 2:26 - keepeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him,.... For he knew instantly who they were, and when they believed on him; and therefore he immediately turned himself to them, and thus addressed them;

if ye continue in my word; meaning the Gospel, called his, because he was both the author, and preacher, and sum, and substance of it: and to continue in it, is having cordially received it, to abide by it, and hold it fast, and not to be moved from it, by the temptations of Satan; the cunning of those that lie in wait to deceive; nor by the revilings and persecutions, the frowns and flatteries of men: and when men continue thus steadfast in it, and faithful to it, it is an evidence that it has come with power, and has a place in their hearts, and that they are the true followers of Christ:

then are ye my disciples indeed; there are two sorts of disciples of Christ; some are only nominal, and merely in profession such; and these sometimes draw back from him, discontinue in his word, and go out from among his people; which shows that they never were of them, nor are the true disciples of Jesus; for the genuine disciples of Christ continue in his Gospel, hold fast to him, the head, and remain with his people; which to do to the end, is an evidence, of their being disciples indeed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If ye continue in my word - If you continue to obey my commandments and to receive my doctrines.

Then are ye ... - This is the true test of Christian character. John 14:21; “he that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me.” See John 2:4; Joh 3:24; 2 John 1:6. In this place Jesus cautions them against too much confidence from their present feelings. They were just converted - converted by a single sermon. They had had no time to test their faith. Jesus assures them that if their faith should abide the test, if it should produce obedience to his commandments and a truly life, it would be proof that their faith was genuine, for the tree is known by its fruit. So we may say to all new converts, Do not repress your love or your joy, but do not be too confident. Your faith has not yet been tried, and if it does not produce a holy life it is vain, James 2:17-26.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. If ye continue in my word — Or, in this doctrine of mine. It is not enough to receive God's truth-we must retain and walk in it. And it is only when we receive the truth, love it, keep it, and walk in it, that we are the genuine disciples of Christ.


 
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