New Revised Standard Version
The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever.

Contemporary English Version
And slaves don't stay in the family forever, though the Son will always remain in the family.

New American Bible
A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the son abideth for ever.

Now the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the son abideth for ever.

the servant.

Genesis 21:10 Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.

Ezekiel 46:17 But if he give a legacy out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of release, and it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall go to his sons.

Matthew 21:41-43 They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit in due season. . . .

Galatians 4:30,31 But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. . . .

but.

John 14:19,20 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live. . . .

Romans 8:15-17,29,30 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear: but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father). . . .

Galatians 4:4-7 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law: . . .

Colossians 3:3 For you are dead: and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Hebrews 3:5,6 And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be said: . . .

1 Peter 1:2-5 According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace unto you and peace be multiplied. . . .