John 8:21

Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the temple; and no one seized Him, for His time had not yet come. 1 Jesus Predicts His Departure

22So the Jews said, “ Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?”

Read all of John 8

Cross References

Matthew 23:39For I say to you, you shall by no means see Me from now until you say, ‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Matthew Henry on John 8:13-21

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study John 8:21