Passage

John 8.35

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin."

"35. And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever."

"36. If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37. I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you." (John 8:33-37, ASV)

WEB (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, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin."

"35. A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever."

"36. If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 37. I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you." (John 8:33-37, WEB)

KJV (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, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin."

"35. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever."

"36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you." (John 8:33-37, KJV)

YLT (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, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,"

"35. and the servant doth not remain in the house, to the age, the son doth remain, to the age;"

"36. if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free. 37. 'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;" (John 8:33-37, YLT)

Setting

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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

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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