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Is “The truth will set you free” in the Bible?
Yes. “The truth will set you free” is in the Bible, at John 8:32. Jesus says it to people who had believed him.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is John 8:32.
Jesus says it to people who had believed him.
The verse
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The truth here is what Jesus teaches, and the freedom is freedom from sin (John 8:34-36). The verse before it sets the condition: staying in his word.
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Is “The truth will set you free” in the Bible?
Yes. “The truth will set you free” is in the Bible, at John 8:32. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it to people who had believed him.
Where in the Bible is “The truth will set you free”?
In John 8:32. In the Lumin Translation, John 8:31-32 reads: “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””
Who said “The truth will set you free”?
Jesus says it to people who had believed him.
What does “The truth will set you free” mean in the Bible?
The truth here is what Jesus teaches, and the freedom is freedom from sin (John 8:34-36). The verse before it sets the condition: staying in his word.
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