John 8:51
49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
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Compare
- BSB
- Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
- KJV
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
- WEB
- Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”
- ASV
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.
- DARBY
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one shall keep my word, he shall never see death.
- BLB
- Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, if anyone shall keep My word, he shall never see death, to the age.”
- ÅB
- Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Om noen holder mitt ord, skal han aldri i evighet se døden.
- OTB
- Sannelig, sannelig sier Jeg dere, den som adlyder Mitt ord skal aldri se døden.”
- B1930
- Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Om nogen holder mitt ord, skal han aldri i evighet se døden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:25–26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Read in contextJohn 5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Read in contextJohn 3:15–16
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Read in contextJohn 6:50
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Read in contextJohn 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Read in contextLuke 2:26
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Read in contextHebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Read in contextPsalms 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
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