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Berean Standard Bible

“Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.””

John 8:51

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In a heated exchange in the temple, Jesus tells his opponents that the truth will set them free, and they argue about Abraham and about who their true father is. He then makes a startling promise.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

De cierto, de cierto os digo, que el que guardare mi palabra, no verá muerte para siempre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La verdad es que el que obedece mi palabra, nunca morirá.

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