John 8:23

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

21Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.” 22The people asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?” Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not. 24That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I Am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.” 25“Who are you?” they demanded. Jesus replied, “The one I have always claimed to be.

John 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Yeσύsu · youG4771
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• beneathκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• aboveἄνωanō · aboveG507
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 8:23

• John 1:14So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
• John 3:13No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.
• Psalms 17:4I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
• Romans 8:7For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
• 1 Corinthians 15:47Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
• Philippians 3:19They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.
• James 3:15For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
• 1 John 2:15Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
• John 17:14I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
• James 4:4You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
• 1 John 4:5Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil 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

Topics related to John 8:23

• Depravity of Man

In the dictionaries

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

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