John 8:24

John 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

Context of John 8:24

22The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come? 23And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I 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. 26I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but he that has sent me is true, and I, what I have heard from him, these things I say to the world.

John 8:24 word by word

εἶπον οὖν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν· ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 8:24

• John 8:21He 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.
• John 3:18He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
• Proverbs 8:36but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
• Mark 16:16He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.
• Acts 4:12And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken [of] by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;
• Hebrews 10:26For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins,
• Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:

Commentaries on John 8:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24That I am he - That I am the Messiah.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. 24unless you believe that I am He: Jesus used God's divine name (see 4:26; Exodus 3:14). His listeners did not fully understand the meaning of his words (John 8:25). die in your sins: Jesus is the light who has come into the world. His presence offers the only way of salvation. If people reject him, they remain in darkness and do not receive life.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 8:24

• Jesus Continued
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

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

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