John 8:23

And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

In Context

22So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

24For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:4As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

John 3:13And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

John 15:18If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

John 17:16They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.

James 3:15This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

Matthew Henry on John 8:22-31

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. 22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they unto… Read the whole commentary →

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