# John 8.52

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 50. <span class="rl-speech">But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.</span> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.</span>
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> **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.**
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> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself? 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;</span> (John 8:50-54, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 50. <span class="rl-speech">But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.</span> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”</span>
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> **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.’**
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> 53. Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.</span> (John 8:50-54, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 50. <span class="rl-speech">And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.</span> 51. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.</span>
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> **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.**
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> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:</span> (John 8:50-54, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 50. <span class="rl-speech">and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;</span> 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>
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> **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!**
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> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?' 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;</span> (John 8:50-54, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## 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._

- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), *daimonion*, Strong's G1140
- [G0165 - aion](/codex/g0165-aion/), *aion*, Strong's G0165
- [G2288 - thanatos](/codex/g2288-thanatos/), *thanatos*, Strong's G2288
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko*, Strong's G1097
- [G3056 - logos](/codex/g3056-logos/), *logos*, Strong's G3056
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

## 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.