John 8:23
And he said to them, Ye are from those beneath; I am from those above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
22The Jews said therefore, Will he kill himself? because he said, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Cross References
John 3:13Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.
John 15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before you.
John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was of the earth, earthly; the second man was the Lord from heaven.
James 3:15This is not the wisdom which cometh from above, but is earthly, sensual, diabolical.
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 →