John 8:23
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
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In Context
22The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?
Cross References
Psalms 17:4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
John 3:13And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
John 15:18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath 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 of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven.
James 3:15This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
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 →