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John 8:32

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And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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  1. Romans 8:2Rank 1 from verse 32
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    2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

  2. John 8:36Rank 2 from verse 32
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    36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

  3. John 17:17Rank 3 from verse 32
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    17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

  4. 1 Peter 2:16Rank 4 from verse 32
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    16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

  5. John 14:6Rank 5 from verse 32
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  6. Romans 6:22Rank 6 from verse 32
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    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

  7. Romans 6:14–18Rank 7 from verse 32
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    14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

    15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

    16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

    17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

    18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

  8. Isaiah 61:1Rank 8 from verse 32
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  9. Psalms 25:5Rank 9 from verse 32
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    5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  10. Galatians 5:1Rank 10 from verse 32
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    1STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

  11. James 1:25Rank 11 from verse 32
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    25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

  12. Proverbs 2:1–7Rank 12 from verse 32
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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

    7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

  13. 2 Corinthians 3:17–18Rank 13 from verse 32
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    17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

    18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  14. James 2:12Rank 14 from verse 32
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    12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

  15. Galatians 5:13Rank 15 from verse 32
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    13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

  16. Jeremiah 6:16Rank 16 from verse 32
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    16Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

  17. John 16:13Rank 17 from verse 32
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    13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

  18. John 7:17Rank 18 from verse 32
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    17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

  19. Hosea 6:3Rank 19 from verse 32
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  20. Romans 8:15Rank 20 from verse 32
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    15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

  21. Isaiah 30:21Rank 21 from verse 32
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    21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  22. Psalms 25:8–9Rank 22 from verse 32
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    8Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

    9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

  23. Malachi 4:2Rank 23 from verse 32
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  24. Proverbs 1:23Rank 24 from verse 32
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    23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  25. 2 Timothy 2:25–26Rank 25 from verse 32
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

    26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  26. 2 Timothy 3:7Rank 26 from verse 32
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    7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

  27. Isaiah 35:8Rank 27 from verse 32
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    8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

  28. Proverbs 4:18Rank 28 from verse 32
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  29. Proverbs 1:29Rank 29 from verse 32
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    29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

  30. Isaiah 2:3Rank 30 from verse 32
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    3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  31. Isaiah 54:13Rank 31 from verse 32
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    13And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

  32. John 6:45Rank 32 from verse 32
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    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  33. Psalms 119:45Rank 33 from verse 32
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    45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

  34. Matthew 11:29Rank 34 from verse 32
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    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  35. Jeremiah 31:33–34Rank 35 from verse 32
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    33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

    34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

  36. Matthew 13:11–12Rank 36 from verse 32
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    11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

    12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

  37. Song of Solomon 1:7–8Rank 37 from verse 32
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    7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

    8¶ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

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John 8:32

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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free

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Sense 1: At liberty; released or exempt from bondage, confinement, service, obligation, dominion, guilt, or other restraint. Sense 2: Unrestrained, unobstructed, or at liberty to act or proceed. Sense 3: Willing, voluntary, liberal, or unreserved. Sense 4: Given or received without price, payment, or purchase.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

8:32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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