John 8:51

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live: 26 And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?
  • John 3:15-16 : 15 that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
  • John 6:50 : 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.
  • Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death; and was not found, because God had taken him: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
  • Ps 89:48 : 48 What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.
  • Luke 2:26 : 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • John 8:55 : 55 Yet you have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I do not know him, I shall be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his word.

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  • 52Then the Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keeps my word, he shall never taste death.

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    25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live:

    26And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?

  • 47Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes in me has everlasting life.

  • John 8:21-25
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    21Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.

    22Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself? because he says, Where I go, you cannot come.

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

    24I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you do not believe that I am he, you shall die in your sins.

    25Then they said to him, Who are you? And Jesus said to them, Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.

  • John 8:55-56
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    55Yet you have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I do not know him, I shall be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his word.

    56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

  • John 8:31-32
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    31Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;

    32And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

  • 19Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you will live also.

  • 27But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

  • 28Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

  • 10If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in His love.

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    24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

    25He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

  • John 6:50-51
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    50This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.

    51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  • 23Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die: yet Jesus did not say to him, He will not die; but, If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?

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    23Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

    24He who does not love me does not keep my words: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

  • 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he who eats of this bread shall live forever.

  • 33This he said, signifying what death he would die.

  • John 6:53-54
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    53Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

    54Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • 50And I know that his command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak.

  • John 8:35-36
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    35And the slave does not abide in the house forever: but the Son abides forever.

    36If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.

  • 15If you love me, keep my commandments.

  • 12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • 35And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

  • 36What does he mean by saying, You will seek me and not find me, and where I am, you cannot come?

  • 28And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, nor shall anyone snatch them out of my hand.

  • 21He who has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is who loves me: and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.

  • 6Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father except through me.

  • 19He said this, signifying by what death he would glorify God. After he spoke this, he said to him, Follow me.

  • 58Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.

  • 38I speak what I have seen with my Father: and you do what you have seen with your father.

  • 40And this is the will of him who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • 7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done for you.

  • 16In a little while you will not see me: and again, in a little while, you will see me, because I go to the Father.

  • 1And he said to them, Truly I say to you, that there are some standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come with power.

  • 33Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek me; and as I said to the Jews, Where I am going, you cannot come, so now I say to you.