Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
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Gill's Exposition
Jesus answered them, verily verily I say unto you,.... Taking no notice of their civil liberty, to which he could easily have replied to their confusion and silence, he observes to them their moral…
Barnes' Notes
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. Joh 14:21; “he that hath my…
Adam Clarke
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…
We have in these verses,
I. A comfortable doctrine laid down concerning the spiritual liberty of Christ's disciples, intended for the encouragement of those Jews that believed. Christ, knowing that…
Cambridge Bible
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him Better, Jesus said, therefore, to the Jews who had believed Him. There is a change in the expression respecting their belief. In Joh 8:8 S. John…
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