# John 8.50

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 48. The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon? 49. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.</span>
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> **50. <span class="rl-speech">But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.</span>**
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> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.</span> 52. The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death. (John 8:48-52, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 48. Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?” 49. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.</span>
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> **50. <span class="rl-speech">But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.</span>**
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> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”</span> 52. Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’ (John 8:48-52, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 48. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 49. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.</span>
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> **50. <span class="rl-speech">And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.</span>**
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> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.</span> 52. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. (John 8:48-52, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 48. The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?' 49. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">'I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;</span>
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> **50. <span class="rl-speech">and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;</span>**
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> 51. <span class="rl-speech">verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see, to the age.'</span> 52. The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death, to the age! (John 8:48-52, 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._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [How Can Jesus Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/how-can-jesus-be-god-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

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

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.