John 8:23
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.
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 him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
- KJV
- And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
- WEB
- He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
- BLB
- And He was saying to them, “You⁺ are from below; I am from above. You⁺ are of this world; I am not of this world.
- ÅB
- Og han sa til dem: Dere er nedenfra, jeg er ovenfra; dere er av denne verden, jeg er ikke av denne verden.
- OTB
- Men Han fortsatte, “Dere er fra den jordiske verden; Jeg er fra oven. Dere tilhører denne verden; Jeg tilhører ikke denne verden.
- B1930
- Og han sa til dem: I er nedenfra, jeg er ovenfra; I er av denne verden, jeg er ikke av denne verden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
Read in context1 John 2:15–16
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Read in contextJohn 17:14
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Read in contextJohn 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Read in context1 John 4:5–6
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Read in contextPsalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Read in contextJohn 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Read in contextJames 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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