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Berean Standard Bible

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

John 8:36

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Jesus' listeners have protested that as Abraham's descendants they have never been enslaved. Jesus answers that everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin, and that a slave has no permanent place in a household, while a son belongs there forever.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

World English Bible (WEB)

If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

King James Version (KJV)

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

if then the son may make you free, in reality you shall be free.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así que, si el Hijo os libertare, seréis verdaderamente libres.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que si el Hijo los libera, serán libres de verdad.

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