# John 8.35

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 33. They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.</span>
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> **35. <span class="rl-speech">And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.</span> (John 8:33-37, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 33. They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free’?” 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.</span>
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> **35. <span class="rl-speech">A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.</span> (John 8:33-37, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.</span>
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> **35. <span class="rl-speech">And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.</span> (John 8:33-37, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 33. They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say, Ye shall become free?' 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,</span>
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> **35. <span class="rl-speech">and the servant doth not remain in the house, to the age, the son doth remain, to the age;</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;</span> (John 8:33-37, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 8](/codex/john-8/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0165 - aion](/codex/g0165-aion/)
- [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), via [John 8.34-36](/codex/john-8-34-36/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.