John 8:51

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 5:24 : 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead; 26 And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?
  • John 3:15-16 : 15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. 16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
  • Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:
  • Ps 89:48 : 48 What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)
  • Luke 2:26 : 26 And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.
  • John 6:50 : 50 The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
  • John 8:55 : 55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

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    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

  • John 11:25-26
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    25 Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

    26 And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

  • John 5:24-25
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    24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

    25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.

  • John 6:47
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    47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

  • John 8:21-25
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    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

    23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24 For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

    25 Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

  • John 8:55-56
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    55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

    56 Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

  • John 8:31-32
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    31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

    32 And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.

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    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

  • Luke 9:27
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    27 But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

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    28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

  • John 15:10
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    10 If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

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    24 Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.

    25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

  • John 6:50-51
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    50 The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.

    51 I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.

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    23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

    24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

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    50 And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.

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    35 Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

    36 If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free.

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    15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

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