50 And I seek not mine own praise: but there is one that [a]seeketh it, and judgeth.

51 [b]Verily, verily I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never [c]see death.

52 [d]Then said the Jews to him, Now know we that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets: and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:50 That is, that will revenge both your despising of me, and of him.
  2. John 8:51 The only doctrine of the Gospel apprehended by faith, is a sure remedy against death.
  3. John 8:51 That is, he shall not feel it: for even in the midst of death, the faithful see life.
  4. John 8:52 Against them which abuse the glory of the Saints, to darken Christ’s glory.

50 I am not seeking glory for myself;(A) but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(B)

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(C) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.

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