Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death — Jesus makes a promise to those who keep (tērēi) his word: they shall 'never see death' (thanatos). The promise transcends physical mortality: eternal life is the gift to believers. 'Keeping' Jesus's saying involves both hearing and obeying, sustained adherence to his teaching. The promise is absolute: no believer will experience the final death (eternal separation from God), though all experience physical death. The statement reframes everything: the authorities threaten physical death, but Jesus offers eternal life.

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