Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Truly, truly, I say to you, if any man keeps my word, he will, no, not see death, into the age.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death—ever!”

International Standard Version

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if anyone keeps My word [by living in accordance with My message] he will indeed never, ever see and experience death.”

An Understandable Version

Truly, truly, I tell you, if a person obeys my message, he will never die [i.e., spiritually]."

Anderson New Testament

Verily, verily I say to you, if any one will keep my word, he shall never see death.

Bible in Basic English

Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

Common New Testament

Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word he will never see death."

Daniel Mace New Testament

verily, verily, I say unto you, whoever observes my doctrine, shall never die.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Truly, truly, I say unto you, if any one may keep my word, he may never see death.

Goodspeed New Testament

I tell you, if anyone observes my teaching, he will never experience death."

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Truly, truly, I say to you, If any keep my word, he should never see death.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death {forever}."

Modern King James verseion

Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man keeps My Word, he shall never see death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep my sayings, he shall never see death."

Moffatt New Testament

Truly, truly I tell you, if anyone holds to what I say, he will never see death."

Montgomery New Testament

"In solemn truth I tell you that if any one obeys my teaching he shall never behold death."

NET Bible

I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death."

New Heart English Bible

Truly, truly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

Noyes New Testament

Truly, truly do I say to you, If any one keep my word, he will never see death.

Sawyer New Testament

I tell you most truly, if any one shall keep my word he shall never see death.

The Emphasized Bible

Verily, verily, I say unto you: If anyone shall keep, my word, death, shall he not see, unto times age-abiding.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any man observe my saying, he shall never see death to all eternity.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

In most solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall have obeyed my teaching he shall in no case ever see death."

Williams New Testament

I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Verily, verily, I say to you, if any one keeps My word, he shall never see death."

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

I say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

If
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

a man
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

my
ἐμός 
Emos 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
Usage: 25

λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

he shall
θεωρέω 
theoreo 
Usage: 40

οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

see
θεωρέω 
theoreo 
Usage: 40

References

Hastings

Prayers for John 8:51

Context Readings

Jesus And Abraham

50 But I seek not my own glory. He is who seeks and judges. 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if any man keeps my word, he will, no, not see death, into the age. 52 The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and thou say, If any man keeps my word, he will, no, not taste of death, into the age.



Cross References

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he died, he will live.

Luke 2:26

And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death before he would see the Christ of Lord.

Psalm 89:48

What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

John 3:15-16

so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, that he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life. And he does not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.

John 8:55

And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, A bondman is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

John 6:50

This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was transferred to not see death, and he was not found, because God transferred him. For before his removal he was reported to be pleasing to God.

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