John 8:35
A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the servant
- Genesis 21:10; Ezekiel 46:17; Matthew 21:41–43; Galatians 4:30, 31
- but
- John 14:19, 20; Romans 8:15–17, 29, 30; Galatians 4:4–7; Colossians 3:3; Hebrews 3:5, 6; 1 Peter 1:2–5