John 8:23

And he said to them: “You are from below. I am from above. 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

22And so the Jews said, “Is he going to kill himself, for he said: ‘Where I am going, you are not able to go?’”

24Therefore, I said to you, that you will die in your sins. For if you will not believe that I am, you will die in your sin.”

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Cross References

Psalms 17:4Praising, I will call upon the Lord. And I will be saved from my enemies.

John 3:13And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.

John 15:18If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you.

John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I also am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man, being earthly, was of the earth; the second man, being heavenly, will be of heaven.

James 3:15For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical.

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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