John 8:35
And a servant abideth not for ever in the house; but the Son abideth for ever.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
In Context
36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye will really be free men.
Cross References
Matthew 21:41They say to him: He will utterly destroy them; and will lease the vineyard to other cultivators, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
John 14:19And the world will not see me; but ye will see me. Because I live, ye will live also.
Romans 8:29And he knew them, previously; and he sealed them with the likeness of the image of his Son; that He might be the first-born of many brothers.
Galatians 4:30But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondmaid, and her son; because the son of the bondmaid shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.
Hebrews 3:5And Moses, as a servant, was faithful in all the house, for an attestation to those things that were to be spoken by him:
Matthew Henry on John 8:32-38
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son… Read the whole commentary →