John 8:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.”
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“A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the servant doth not remain in the house--to the age, the son doth remain--to the age;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 8:35 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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.”
- Luke 15:31‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
- 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.
- 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!”
- 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.
- Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- 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.”
- Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
- 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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