What does John 8:32 mean?

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32, King James Version

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John 8:30-34

  1. 30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
  2. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
  3. 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
  4. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
  5. 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

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About the book of John

Author
the beloved disciple (John 21:24); tradition credits the apostle John
When
c. AD 85 to 95
Period
Vida de Jesus, c. 5 a.C. a 33 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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