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John 8:23
23And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:23 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Context of John 8:23
21He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come. 22The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come? And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for unless ye shall believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins. 25They said therefore to him, Who art thou? [And] Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also say to you.
Read all of John 8John 8:23 word by word
καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τῶν κάτω ἐστέ, ἐγὼ ἐκ τῶν ἄνω εἰμί· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τούτου τοῦ κόσμου ἐστέ, ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 8:23
- John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
- John 3:13And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
- Psalms 17:4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
- Romans 8:7Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God; for neither indeed can it be:
- 1 Corinthians 15:47the first man out of [the] earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven.
- Philippians 3:19whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly, and [their] glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)
- James 3:15This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
- 1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
- John 15:18If the world hate you, know that it has hated me before you.
- John 17:14I have given them thy word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
- James 4:4Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be [the] friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.
- 1 John 4:5They are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked [one].
Commentaries on John 8:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Ye are from beneath - Ye are capable of murder, and of self-murder too, because ye have nothing of God in you. Ye are altogether earthly, sensual, and devilish. They verified this character in murdering the Lord Jesus; and many of them afterwards, to escape famine, etc., put an end to their own lives.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Ye are from beneath - The expression from bequeath, here, is opposed to the phrase from above. It means, You are of the earth, or are influenced by earthly, sensual, and corrupt passions. You are governed by the lowest and vilest views and feelings, such as are opposed to heaven, and such as have their origin in earth or in hell. I am from above - From heaven. My views are heavenly, and my words should have been so interpreted. Ye are of this world - You…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. 23Jesus told his listeners that they were from below, while he was from above (3:31; see study note on 3:3). From below refers to human life limited to this world. From above refers to heaven and to God’s realm. Because they were thinking only in earthly terms, they could not understand what Jesus meant. His origin and authority came from God.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
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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
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