Before Abraham Was Born, I Am
John 8:51
In 9 translations
- 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.
- LSV
- truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may keep My word, he may not see death—throughout the age.”
- YLT
- verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see — to the age.'
- DBY
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one shall keep my word, he shall never see death.
- DRC
- Amen, amen I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.
- GNV
- Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐμὸν elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸν (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἐμὸν λόγον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐμὸν λόγον; Robinson–Pierpont read λόγον τὸν ἐμὸν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐάν τις τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον τηρήσῃ, θάνατον οὐ μὴ θεωρήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
- RP2018
- Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐάν τις τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμὸν τηρήσῃ, θάνατον οὐ μὴ θεωρήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐάν τις τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμὸν τηρήσῃ, θάνατον οὐ μὴ θεωρήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
- SCR1894
- αμην αμην λεγω υμιν εαν τις τον λογον τον εμον τηρηση θανατον ου μη θεωρηση εις τον αιωνα
Who and where
◆ Light of the World/I am discourse
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SeeLiterature, Sub-ApostolicRedeemer; RedemptionDeath, EternalSelf-RighteousnessObedienceJohannine TheologyTempleRighteousJesus Christ
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
- John 5:24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- John 3:15–16that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- John 6:50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- Luke 2:26The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
- John 8:55You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
- Psalms 89:48What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
- John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).