John 8:31 (YLT)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

John 8:29 and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

John 8:30 As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

John 8:31 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,

John 8:32 and the truth shall make you free.'

John 8:33 They answered him, `Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say--Ye shall become free?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "therefore", "said", "jews", "believed", "remain", "word", and "truly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "As he is speaking these things many..." into verse 32's "and the truth shall make you free...", so "jesus" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.