John 8:36

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, etc.] Alluding to the custom of adoption by the sons or brethren in the family, which obtained in Greece, called adelfoyesia, “the adoption of brethren”, as Grotius, and others have observed; or rather to a custom among the Romans, of a son’s making free after his Father’s death, such as were born slaves in his house. Such a case as this is supposed f390; “a man having a son or a daughter by his maidservant, that which is born of her, since of a servant, is without doubt a servant: wherefore if he (the son) should say, this is my natural brother or my natural sister; for since my father had children by his maidservant, “whom he did not make free”;…”

“If the Son ... - The Son of God - heir of all things - who is forever with God, and who has therefore the right and power to liberate men from their thraldom. Shall make you free - Shall deliver you from the bondage and dominion of sin. Free indeed - Truly and really free. You shall be blessed with the most valuable freedom; not from the chains and oppressions of earthly masters and monarchs, but from the bondage of sin. return to 'Top of Page'”

“If I therefore make you free, ye - shall partake of the same privilege: being made free from all guilt and sin, ye shall abide in the house of God for ever. John 8:37”

“Joh 8:31, Joh 8:32; Psa 19:13, Psa 119:32, Psa 119:133; Isa 49:24, Isa 49:25, Isa 61:1; Zac 9:11, Zac 9:12; Luk 4:18; Rom 8:2; Co2 3:17; Gal 5:1 John 8:37”