John 8:22
20 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.
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.
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
- So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
- KJV
- Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
- WEB
- The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”
- ASV
- The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?
- DARBY
- The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come?
- BLB
- Therefore the Jews were saying, “Will He kill Himself, that He says, ‘Where I am going, you⁺ are not able to come’?”
- ÅB
- Jødene sa da: Han vil vel ikke drepe seg selv, siden han sier: Dit jeg går, kan dere ikke komme?
- OTB
- Dette fikk jødene til å spørre, “Vil Han ta sitt eget liv, siden Han sier, ‘Dit Jeg går, kan dere ikke komme’?”
- B1930
- Jødene sa da: Han vil vel ikke drepe sig selv, siden han sier: Dit jeg går, kan I ikke komme?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Read in contextJohn 8:52
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Read in contextJohn 8:48
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Read in contextPsalms 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Read in contextHebrews 12:3
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Read in contextPsalms 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Read in contextJohn 10:20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Read in contextJohn 7:20
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
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