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King James Bible - John 8:51

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:51

¶ De cierto, de cierto os digo, que el que guardare mi palabra, no ver� muerte para siempre.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 8:51

Verse 51. Shall never see death.] As Moses promised a long life, with abundance of temporal blessings, to those who should keep his statutes and ordinances, so he who keeps my doctrine shall not only have a long life, but shall never see death-he shall never come under the power of the death of the soul, but shall live eternally with me in glory.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 51. Verily, verily, I say unto you , etc.] This is truth, and may be depended upon, as coming from the �Amen�, and faithful witness: if a man keep my saying ; or doctrine, receives the Gospel in the love of it, obeys it from his heart, and cordially embraces and firmly believes it; and retains and holds it fast, having a spiritual and comfortable experience of the doctrines of Christ, and yielding a cheerful and ready obedience to his commands and ordinances, in faith and love: he shall never see death ; the second death, eternal death, which is an everlasting separation of a man, body and soul, from God: this death shall have no power on such a person, he shall never be hurt by it; and though he dies a corporeal death, that shall not be a curse, a penal evil to him; nor shall he always lie under the power of it, but shall rise again, and live in soul and body, for ever with the Lord: seeing and tasting death, as in ( John 8:52), are Hebraisms expressive of dying.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 48-53 - Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. those who are dea to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek the honou of all who do not seek their own. In these verses we have the doctrin of the everlasting happiness of believers. We have the character of believer; he is one that keeps the sayings of the Lord Jesus. And the privilege of a believer; he shall by no means see death for ever Though now they cannot avoid seeing death, and tasting it also, ye they shall shortly be where it will be no more forever, Ex 14:13.

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Greek Textus Receptus

αμην 281 HEB αμην 281 HEB λεγω 3004 5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν 5213 P-2DP εαν 1437 COND τις 5100 X-NSM τον 3588 T-ASM λογον 3056 N-ASM τον 3588 T-ASM εμον 1699 S-1ASM τηρηση 5083 5661 V-AAS-3S θανατον 2288 N-ASM ου 3756 PRT-N μη 3361 PRT-N θεωρηση 2334 5661 V-AAS-3S εις 1519 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM αιωνα 165 N-ASM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

51. Keep (thrhsh). See on 1 Pet. i. 4.

Saying (logon). Better, word, as Rev. See on ver. 43.

He shall not see death (qanaton ou mh qewrhsh). The phrase qewrein qanaton, to see death, occurs only here in the New Testament. The double negative signifies in nowise, by no means. Qewrhsh see, denoting steady, protracted vision, is purposely used, because the promise contemplates the entire course of the believer's life in Christ. It is not, shall not die forever, but shall live eternally. Upon this life, which is essentially the negation and contradiction of death, the believer enters from the moment of his union with Christ, and moves along its entire course, in time no less than in eternity, seeing only life, and with his back turned on death. The reverse of this truth, in connection with the same verb, is painfully suggestive. The question is pertinent why the Revisers have retained see, and have not substituted behold, as in so many instances.