John 8:35
33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 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.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
- KJV
- And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
- WEB
- A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
- ASV
- And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
- DARBY
- Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.
- BLB
- Now the slave does not remain in the house to the age; the son remains to the age.
- ÅB
- Men slaven blir ikke i huset til evig tid; sønnen blir der til evig tid.
- OTB
- Nå har en slave ikke en varig plass i familien, men en sønn tilhører den for alltid.
- B1930
- Men trælen blir ikke i huset til evig tid; sønnen blir der til evig tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 4:4–7
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Read in contextLuke 15:31
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Read in contextGenesis 21:10
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Read in contextRomans 8:15–17
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Read in contextGalatians 4:30–31
Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
Read in contextEzekiel 46:17
But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them.
Read in contextHebrews 3:5–6
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Read in context1 Peter 1:2–5
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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