King James Version

John 8:51

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before age here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἐάνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτιςtisa manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a manτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμὸνemonmyἐμός (emós)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “my”, the object formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myλόγονlogonsayingλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “saying”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.sayingτηρήσῃtērēsēto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to keep”, a single actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.θάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.θεωρήσῃtheōrēsēto seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an age”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.

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τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (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.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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.'

World English Bible

Most certainly , I tell you , if a person keeps my word , he will never see death .”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

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