John 8:34–36
Jesus: if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free
Study it word by word34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
35And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
In its context
32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33They answered him, “We are the offspring of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
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37I know that you are the offspring of Abraham; but you are seeking to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
38I speak of what I have seen with the Father; and you, then, do what you have heard from the father.”
Its words in the original
- ἈπεκρίθηApekrithē· answer
Answer, reply; speak up.
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ἈμὴνAmēn· truly, amen
Amen: a Hebrew word meaning "so it is", "it is firm". Jesus uses it at the start of a saying to affirm what he is about to say: "truly".
- λέγωlegō· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ποιῶνpoiōn· do, make
Do, make, produce.
- ἁμαρτίανhamartian· sin
Sin: missing the mark, failing God and what he commands.
- δοῦλόςdoulos· slave
Slave: someone who belongs to a master and serves him.
- ἐστινestin· be
Be, exist.
- μένειmenei· remain
Stay, remain.
- οἰκίᾳoikiai· house
House, home.
- αἰῶναaiōna· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".
- υἱὸςhuios· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- ἐλευθερώσῃeleutherōsēi· set free
Set free, free; bring out of slavery.
- ὄντωςontōs· really
Truly, really.
- ἐλεύθεροιeleutheroi· free
Free.