John 8:23

So Jesus said, “You are from this world, and you belong down here. But I don’t belong to this world. I came from heaven, and I belong up there.

Plain English Version

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

22The Jewish leaders didn’t understand what he said. They asked each other, “Why did he say that we can’t go to the place where he is going? Is he going to kill himself?”

24Listen, I am the special man that God sent. But you don’t believe that, so after you die, God will punish you for all the bad things you did. I told you that already.”

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Cross References

John 3:13I am the only person here that has been in heaven. I am the special man from God. I came down from heaven. So you have to believe what I say.

John 15:18Jesus kept on talking to his followers. He said, “Listen. When the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first.

John 17:16They don’t belong in this world, just like I don’t belong in this world.

1 Corinthians 15:47And think about Adam. He was the 1st man, and he came from the ground. But Jesus, the 2nd man, came from heaven.

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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