John 8:51
Amen, amen, I say to you, That he who my word keepeth, death shall not see for ever.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
In Context
50But I seek not my own glory; He is, who seeketh and judgeth.
Cross References
John 3:15that every man who believeth in him might not perish, but have the life which is eternal.
John 6:50but this is the bread which hath descended from heaven, that man may eat of it, and die not.
John 8:55But you know him not; but I know him: and should I say that I know him not, I should be a liar like you. But I know him, and keep his words.
John 15:20Remember the word which I spake with you, That there is no servant who is greater than his lord. If me they have persecuted, you also will they persecute; and if my word they had kept, yours also would they keep.
Matthew Henry on John 8:49-51
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Here is, I. The malice of hell breaking out in the base language which the unbelieving Jews gave to our Lord Jesus. Hitherto they had cavilled at his doctrine, and had made invidious remarks upon it; but, having… Read the whole commentary →