John 8:31

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 John 8:30 S. John uses the strong phrase -believed onHim;" here he uses the much weaker -believed Him" (see on John 1:12), as if to prepare us for the collapse of their faith.

If ye continue, &c. Or, If ye abide in My word(see on John 1:33), ye are truly My disciples. Both -ye" and -My" are emphatic: -you on your part" -the word that is Mine." "The new converts, who come forward with a profession of faith, receive a word of encouragement as well as of warning. They were not to mistake a momentary impulse for a deliberate conviction." S. p. 155. -If ye abide in My word, so that it becomes the permanent condition of your life, then are ye My disciples in truth, and not merely in appearance after being carried away for the moment."