John 8:35

8:35 The slave does not remain in the family ¹  forever, but the son remains forever. ² 

John 13:7

13:7 Jesus replied, ³  “You do not understand ⁴  what I am doing now, but you will understand ⁵  after these things.”

¹ tn Or “household.” The Greek work οἰκία (oikia) can denote the family as consisting of relatives by both descent and marriage, as well as slaves and servants, living in the same house (more the concept of an “extended family”).

² sn Jesus’ point is that while a slave may be part of a family or household, the slave is not guaranteed a permanent place there, while a son, as a descendant or blood relative, will always be guaranteed a place in the family (remains forever).

³ tn Grk “answered and said to him.”

⁴ tn Grk “You do not know.”

⁵ tn Grk “you will know.”