John 8:23

And he was saying unto them—Ye, are, of the realms below, I, am, of the realms above: Ye, are, of this world, I, am not of this world.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 Jews, therefore, were saying—Can it be that he will kill himself, that he saith, Whither, I, go, ye, cannot come?

24Therefore said I unto you, Ye shall die in your sins: For, if ye believe not that, I, am he, ye shall die in your sins.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:4As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

John 3:13And, no one, hath ascended into heaven, save he that, out of heaven, descended,—The Son of Man.

John 15:18If, the world, is hating, you, ye are getting to know that, me, before you, it hath hated.

John 17:16Of the world, they are not, even as, I, am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, of heaven:

James 3:15This wisdom is not one, from above, coming down, but is earthly, born of the soul, 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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