John 8:23

And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

22Then the Jews were saying, Whether will He kill Himself, because He says, Whither I go away, you are not able to come?

24Therefore I said to you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you may not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.

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Cross References

John 3:13No one hath ascended up into heaven, but the one having come down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

John 15:18If the world hates you, know that it first hated me.

John 17:16They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was from the earth, earthy: the second man from heaven.

James 3:15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, intellectual, and demoniacal.

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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