And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever — Jesus continues with an image of household relationships. A servant (doulos) remains in the household only temporarily, at the master's pleasure; a son (huios) remains permanently, as a member of the family. The distinction suggests two categories of relationship to God: servile and filial. Jesus, as the Son, abides eternally in God's house (the Father's household/kingdom); believers must move from servant status to adopted sonship.

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