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Truly,ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνifἐάνanyoneτιςkeepsτηρήσῃmy word,τὸν ἐμὸν λόγονhe will neverοὐ μὴseeθεωρήσῃdeath,θάνατονever.”εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
John 8:51
Study it in the app“Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death, ever.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:51, word by word
- Trulyἀμὴνamēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- keepsτηρήσῃtērēsēi
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērēsēi” appears- my wordἐμὸνemon
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emon” appears- my wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- seeθεωρήσῃtheōrēsēi
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrēsēi” appears- deathθάνατονthanaton
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appears- everαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears
The context
50But I do not seek my glory; there is one who seeks it and judges.
51 · This verse (above)
52The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death, ever.’
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?