John 8:20

¹⁸ I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

¹⁹ Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
KJV: These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
WEB: Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
ASV: These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.
DARBY: These words spoke he in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one took him, for his hour was not yet come.
BLB: He spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

ÅB: Disse ord talte han ved tempelkisten, mens han lærte i templet, og ingen grep ham; for hans time var enda ikke kommet.
OTB: Han talte disse ordene mens Han underviste i tempelgårdene nær stedet hvor offergavene ble lagt. Likevel grep ingen Ham, fordi Hans tid ennå ikke var kommet.
B1930: Disse ord talte han ved tempelkisten, mens han lærte i templet, og ingen grep ham; for hans time var ennu ikke kommet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 7:30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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John 7:8
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
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Mark 12:41
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
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Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
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John 7:44
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
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Matthew 27:6
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
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John 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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1 Chronicles 9:26
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
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