John 8:51
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
θάνατος
death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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τηρέω
shall keep,
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τηρέω
To keep, to guard, to observe. Tereo. Keep yourselves in the love of God. Staying in God's love requires active keeping. Do not drift. Make choices that keep you close.
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ἀποθνήσκω
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ἀποθνήσκω
To die, to be dying. Apothnesko. For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. Death for the believer is not loss. It is arrival. It is the beginning of everything.
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αἰώνιος
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αἰώνιος
Eternal, everlasting, age-long. Aionios. Eternal life. Not just life that lasts forever but a quality of life that begins now. Knowing God is eternal life.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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θεωρέω
shall he see
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θεωρέω
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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