Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Which had believed him (touv pepisteukotav autw). Articular perfect active participle of pisteuw with dative autw (trusted him) rather than eiv auton (on him) in verse John 8:30. They believed him (cf. John 6:30) as to his claims to being the Messiah with their own interpretation (John 6:15), but they did not commit themselves to him and may represent only one element of those in verse John 8:30, but see John 2:23 for pisteuw eiv there.
If ye abide in my word (ean umeiv meinhte en tw logw tw emw). Third-class condition with ean and first aorist (constative) active subjunctive.
Are ye truly my disciples (alhqwv maqhtai mou este). Your future loyalty to my teaching will prove the reality of your present profession. So the conclusion of this future condition is put in the present tense. As then, so now. We accept church members on profession of trust in Christ. Continuance in the word (teaching) proves the sincerity or insincerity of the profession. It is the acid test of life.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 6:64
John 8:24
John 8:37
John 10:19
Acts 7:57
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