John 8:51

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“Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.””

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BSBPD

“Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see--to the age.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 8:51 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 89:48What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
  2. Luke 2:26The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  3. John 3:15that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
  4. 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.
  5. John 6:50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  6. 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.”
  7. 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.
  8. John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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