John 8:28

Jesus, therefore, said to them, “When you may lift up the Son of Man then you will know that I AM; and I do nothing of Myself, but according as My Father taught Me, these things I speak;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

In Context

27They did not know that He spoke to them of the Father;

29and He who sent Me is with Me; the Father did not leave Me alone, because I always do the things pleasing to Him.”

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Cross References

Matthew 27:50And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit;

John 3:14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,

John 5:30I am not able of Myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who sent Me.

John 8:24I said, therefore, to you, that you will die in your sins, for if you may not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.”

John 12:32and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

John 16:10and concerning righteousness, because I go away to My Father, and you 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 →

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