en_tn/jhn/08/32.md

the truth will set you free

This is personification. Jesus speaks of "the truth" as if it were a person. Alternate translation: "if you obey the truth, God will set you free" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)

the truth

This refers to what Jesus reveals about God. Alternate translation: "what is true about God"