John 8:21

John 8:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”

Context of John 8:21

19“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.” 20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21 word by word

Εἶπεν οὖν πάλιν αὐτοῖς ἐγὼ ὑπάγω, καὶ ζητήσετέ με καὶ ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ὑμῶν ἀποθανεῖσθε· ὅπου ἐγὼ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.Read the interlinear

• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• He saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• am going awayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• you will look forζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• you will dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• Whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• cannotοὐou · noG3756
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for John 8:21

• John 7:34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
• John 12:33He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
• 1 Kings 18:10As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
• 2 Kings 2:16“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
• Matthew 23:39For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
• Matthew 24:23At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
• John 8:24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
• Job 20:11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• Isaiah 65:20No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
• Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
• Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
• 1 Corinthians 15:17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Commentaries on John 8:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Then said Jesus again unto them - He had said the same things to them the day before. See John 7:34. Ye shall seek me - When your calamities come upon you, ye shall in vain seek for the help of the Messiah, whom ye now reject, and whom ye shall shortly crucify.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21I go my way - See the notes at John 7:33. Ye shall die in your sins - That is, you will seek the Messiah; you will desire his coming, but the Messiah that you expect will not come; and, as you have rejected me, and there is no other Saviour, you must die in your sins. You will die unpardoned, and as you did not seek me where you might find me, you cannot come where I shall be. Observe: 1.All those who reject the Lord Jesus must die unforgiven. There is no…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly and Divine nature, so that his doctrine, kingdom, and blessings, would not suit their taste. But the curse of the law is done away to all that submit to the grace of the gospel. Nothing but the doctrine of Christ's grace will be an argument powerful enough, and none but the Spirit of Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21In the earlier debate at the feast, people questioned where Jesus came from (7:27). Here, Jesus talked about returning to where he came from (heaven). However, once again, his words were misunderstood by the people listening.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2521-25. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, &c.--(See on Joh 7:33).Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:21

• Jesus Continued
• Wicked (People)

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• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Act
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Die

Commentaries on John 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings