John 8:51 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 8:51 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:51 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:51 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.””

John 8:51 — World English Bible

John 8:51 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 8:51 — American Standard Version

John 8:51 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

John 8:51 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:51 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

John 8:51 — Darby Translation

John 8:51 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.”

John 8:51 — Geneva Bible

John 8:51 in Context — John 8

49 Jésus répliqua: Je n’ai point de démon;mais j’honore mon Père, et vous m’outragez.

50 Je ne cherche point ma gloire; il en est un qui la cherche et qui juge.

51 En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis,si quelqu’un garde ma parole, il ne verra jamais la mort.

52 Maintenant, lui dirent les Juifs, nous connaissons que tu as un démon. Abraham est mort, les prophètes aussi, et tu dis: Si quelqu’un garde ma parole, il ne verra jamais la mort.

53 Es-tu plus grand que notre père Abraham, qui est mort? Les prophètes aussi sont morts. Qui prétends-tu être?

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What Does John 8:51 Mean?

John 8:51 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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