John 8:23

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 began to ask one another, "Is he going to kill himself, do you think, that he says, `Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come'?"

24That is why I told you that you will die in your sins; for, unless you believe that I am He, that is what will happen."

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Cross References

John 3:13There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

John 15:18If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.

John 17:16They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man is a man of earth, earthy; the second man is from Heaven.

James 3:15That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

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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