John 8:28
Therefore Jesus said to them: When ye shall have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he; and of myself I do nothing, but as the Father taught me, those things I speak.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
27They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.
Cross References
Matthew 27:50And Jesus, again crying with a loud voice, yielded up his spirit.
John 3:14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
John 8:24I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me.
John 16:10of righteousness, in that I go to my Father, and ye behold me no more;
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 →