John 8:23
And he said to them: Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
22The Jews therefore said: Will he kill himself? because he says: Whither I go, ye can not come.
Cross References
John 3:13And no one has ascended up into heaven, but he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
John 15:18If the world hates you, ye know that it has hated me before it hated you.
John 17:16They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
James 3:15This wisdom is not one that comes down from above, but earthly, sensual[3:16], devilish.
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 →