John 8:23

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Webster Bible

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 said the Jews, will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

24I said therefore to you, that ye will die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he , ye will die in your sins.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

John 3:13And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.

John 15:18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

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

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

James 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, 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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