John 8:35

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“A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.”

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BSBPD

“A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the servant doth not remain in the house--to the age, the son doth remain--to the age;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 8:35 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:10and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”
  2. Ezekiel 46:17But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.
  3. Matthew 21:41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
  4. Luke 15:31‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
  5. John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
  6. Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
  7. Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  8. Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  9. Galatians 4:30But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
  10. Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
  11. Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
  12. 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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