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John 8:21–23

21 Then Jesus said to them again, I am going away, and wyou will seek Me, and xwill die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”

22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, Where I go you cannot come?” 23 And He said to them, yYou are from beneath; I am from above. zYou are of this world; I am not of this world.

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John 8:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 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.”

22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, Where I go, you cannot come?”

23 But he continued, You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 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.” 22 So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, Where I am going, you cannot come?” 23 He said to them, You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 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. 22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 Later 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.”

22 The people asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?”

23 Jesus continued, You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.

John 8:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot come where I am going.”

22 So the Jews asked, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he said, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?”

23 Jesus said, “You people are from here below, but I am from above. You belong to this world, but I don’t belong to this world.

John 8:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.

22 The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come? 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 He 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. 22 The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come? 23 And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can’t go where I’m going.” 

22 Then the Jews asked, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says, ‘You can’t go where I’m going’?” 

23 Jesus said to them, “You’re from below. I’m from above. You’re from this world. I’m not from this world.

John 8:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 Then He said to them again, I’m going away; you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.”

22 So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, Where I’m going, you cannot come?”

23 You are from below,” He told them, I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Again he said to them, I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 Then the Jews said, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying, Where I am going, you cannot come?” 23 He said to them, You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

John 8:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come!” 22 Then the Jews began to say, “Perhaps he will kill himself, because he is saying, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ ” 23 And he said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.

John 8:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Once more Jesus spoke to them. “I am going away,” he said. “You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. You can’t come where I am going.”

22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘You can’t come where I am going’?”

23 But Jesus said, “You are from below. I am from heaven. You are from this world. I am not from this world.

John 8:21–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 Then He said again to them, I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”

22 So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, Where I am going, you cannot come?”

23 And He was saying to them, You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.


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