John 8:22

John 8:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
• New International Version (NIV)This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself, since he says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”

Context of John 8:22

20These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because His hour had not yet come. 21Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. 24Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”

John 8:22 word by word

ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· μήτι ἀποκτενεῖ ἑαυτόν, ὅτι λέγει· ὅπου ἐγὼ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;Read the interlinear

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• were sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Surelyμήτιmēti · surely notG3385
• He will not killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• Himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• will He, sinceὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• Whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• I am goingὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• you cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• you cannotοὐou · noG3756
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for John 8:22

• John 8:48The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?”
• John 7:20The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?”
• John 10:20Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
• Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be speechless, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
• Psalms 123:4Our soul has had much more than enough Of the scoffing of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
• Hebrews 12:3For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
• Hebrews 13:13So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Commentaries on John 8:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Will he kill himself? - They now understood that he spoke concerning his death; but before, John 7:35, they thought he spoke of going to some of the Grecian provinces, to preach to the dispersed Jews.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Will he kill himself? - It is difficult to know whether this question was asked from ignorance or malice. Self-murder was esteemed then, as it is now, as one of the greatest crimes; and it is not improbable that they asked this question with mingled hatred and contempt. “He is a deceiver; he has broken the law of Moses; he is mad, and it is probable he will go on and kill himself.” If this was their meaning, we see the wonderful patience of Jesus in…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. 12-59The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.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 8:22

• Hades
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Jesus Christ
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic
• Temple

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