“The truth will set you free” is a dictum espoused by ardent folks, in academia and the professional community, as they want to champion academic freedom, professional independence and the dynamic power of learning.  Many universities and colleges do embrace the aforesaid declarative statement as their motto too.

It was Jesus who originally said:

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

In the context of:

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.” John‬ ‭8:32-35‬ ‭

Jesus’ other statement 

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6-7‬

Jesus said He is the Truth .

Jesus came to proclaim liberty to the captives; as whoever committed sin is a slave to sin, as unrepentant sin is the eventual bondage that leads to death. Knowing the Truth will set one at liberty—free from the bondage of sin which leads to eternal damnation, and one instead, will enter into eternal life with God in heaven as the ultimate glorious destination, and it will be forever and ever – with no more death, tears, sorrow nor crying.

Revelation 21:3-8

 ^“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.  He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Jesus said in John 8:31 “…if you continue (those who believed on Him) in My Word then are my disciples indeed;”

 “Now a slave has no perpetual place (abide not) in the family, but a son belongs to it forever” – Jesus’ audience  understood  that to mean that they were not members of God’s family, despite their biological relationship to Abraham,  as they were still slaves to sin.

Jesus would set them free.  Jesus said those who believed on Him , knowing the Truth would be freed from their bondage and brought into the family of God.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ”

Perish means:

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:41

 ^“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. ” Revelation 14:10-11

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:10-15