John 8:51

Contemporary English Version

I tell you for certain that if you obey my words, you will never die."

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
I promise you, whoever continues to obey my teaching will never die."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Verely verely I saye vnto you yf a man kepe my sayinges he shall never se deeth.

Hebrew Names Version
Most assuredly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

International Standard Version
Truly, truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death at all."John 5:24; 11:26;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone follows My word, he will never see death."

New Century Version
I tell you the truth, whoever obeys my teaching will never die."

Update Bible Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man keeps my word, he shall never see death.

Webster's Bible Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never see death.

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

World English Bible
Most assuredly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep my word, he shall never see death.

Weymouth's 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."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende.

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

Berean Standard Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death."

Amplified Bible
"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."

American Standard Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man 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.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever obeys my teaching will never see death."

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

Etheridge Translation
Amen, amen, I say to you, That he who my word keepeth, death shall not see for ever.

Murdock Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you: He that keepeth my word, will never see death.

King James Version (1611)
Uerely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my saying, hee shall neuer see death.

New Living Translation
I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"

New Life Bible
For sure, I tell you, if anyone keeps My Word, that one will never die."

New Revised Standard
Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.

George Lamsa Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever obeys my word, shall never see death.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Amen, amen, I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.

Revised Standard Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ueryly veryly I saye vnto you, yf a man kepe my saying, he shall neuer see death.

Good News Translation
I am telling you the truth: whoever obeys my teaching will never die."

Christian Standard Bible®
Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word,

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

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

Literal Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, If anyone keeps My Word, he will not behold death to the age, never!

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Verely verely I saye vnto you: Yf eny man kepe my worde, he shal neuer se death.

Mace New Testament (1729)
verily, verily, I say unto you, whoever observes my doctrine, shall never die.

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

New King James Version
Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death."

Simplified Cowboy Version
I ain't lying when I promise you that whoever rides for me and does what I do will never see death."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death."

Legacy Standard Bible
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death—ever."

Contextual Overview

⁵¹ I tell you for certain that if you obey my words, you will never die." ⁵² Then the people said, "Now we are sure that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. How can you say that no one who obeys your words will ever die? ⁵³ Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?" ⁵⁴ Jesus replied, "If I honored myself, it would mean nothing. My Father is the one who honors me. You claim that he is your God, ⁵⁵ even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says. ⁵⁶ Your father Abraham was really glad to see me." ⁵⁷ "You are not even fifty years old!" they said. "How could you have seen Abraham?" ⁵⁸ Jesus answered, "I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am." ⁵⁹ The people picked up stones to kill Jesus, but he hid and left the temple.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: John 3:15, John 3:16, John 5:24, John 6:50, John 11:25, John 11:26

keep: John 8:55, John 15:20

see: John 8:12, Psalms 89:48, Luke 2:26

Reciprocal: Psalms 49:9 - see Matthew 5:18 - verily Mark 9:1 - taste Luke 9:27 - taste John 1:51 - Verily John 3:36 - see John 5:26 - so hath John 8:18 - one John 8:58 - Verily John 14:6 - the life Acts 13:35 - to see 1 Corinthians 2:14 - they Hebrews 11:5 - translated

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... This is truth, and may be depended upon, as coming from the "Amen", and faithful witness:

if a man keep my saying; or doctrine, receives the Gospel in the love of it, obeys it from his heart, and cordially embraces and firmly believes it; and retains and holds it fast, having a spiritual and comfortable experience of the doctrines of Christ, and yielding a cheerful and ready obedience to his commands and ordinances, in faith and love:

he shall never see death; the second death, eternal death, which is an everlasting separation of a man, body and soul, from God: this death shall have no power on such a person, he shall never be hurt by it; and though he dies a corporeal death, that shall not be a curse, a penal evil to him; nor shall he always lie under the power of it, but shall rise again, and live in soul and body, for ever with the Lord: seeing and tasting death, as in John 8:52, are Hebraisms expressive of dying.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If a man keep my saying - If he believes on me and obeys my commandments.

He shall never see death - To see death, or to taste of death, is the same as to die, Luke 2:26; Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1. The sense of this passage is, “He shall obtain eternal life, or he shall be raised up to that life where there shall be no death.” See John 6:49-50; John 3:36; John 5:24; John 11:25-26.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 51. Shall never see death. — As Moses promised a long life, with abundance of temporal blessings, to those who should keep his statutes and ordinances, so he who keeps my doctrine shall not only have a long life, but shall never see death-he shall never come under the power of the death of the soul, but shall live eternally with me in glory.