John 8:51

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 5:24 : 24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.
  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her,“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, 26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
  • John 3:15-16 : 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” 16 For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.
  • Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.
  • Ps 89:48 : 48 No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)
  • Luke 2:26 : 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  • John 6:50 : 50 This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  • John 8:55 : 55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.

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  • John 8:52
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    52Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’

  • John 11:25-26
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    25Jesus said to her,“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,

    26and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

  • John 5:24-25
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    24“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

    25I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

  • John 6:47
    76%

    47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.

  • John 8:21-25
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

    22So the Jewish leaders began to say,“Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says,‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”

    23Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

    24Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”

    25So they said to him,“Who are you?” Jesus replied,“What I have told you from the beginning.

  • John 8:55-56
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    55Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.

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

  • John 8:31-32
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    31Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him,“If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples

    32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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    19In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

  • Luke 9:27
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    27But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God.”

  • Matt 16:28
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    28I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

  • John 15:10
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    10If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

  • John 12:24-25
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    24I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.

    25The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

  • John 6:50-51
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    50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

    51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

  • John 21:23
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    23So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather,“If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?”

  • John 14:23-24
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    23Jesus replied,“If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

    24The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.

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    58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

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    53Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

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  • John 12:50
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    50And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me.”

  • John 8:35-36
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    35The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.

    36So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.

  • John 14:15
    70%

    15Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

  • John 8:12
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    12Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  • John 6:35
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  • John 7:36
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  • John 10:28
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    28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.

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    39You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

    40but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

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    21The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”

  • John 14:6
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    6Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

  • John 21:19
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  • John 6:40
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    40For this is the will of my Father– for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

  • John 15:7
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    16In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”

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