A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
- BSB A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
- NKJV And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.
- NASB Now the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.
- NLT A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.
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Cross-references · 12
- Gal 4:4–7But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
- Luke 15:31“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
- Gen 21:10Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”
- Rom 8:15–17For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Gal 4:30–31However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
- Ezek 46:17But if he give of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for his sons.
- Heb 3:5–6Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,
- 1 Pet 1:2–5according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
- Matt 21:41–43They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”
- John 14:19–20Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
- Col 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Rom 8:29–30For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
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