John 8:23
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 8:23 in other translations
| BSB | Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. |
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| WEB | He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. |
| YLT | and he said to them, ‘Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world; |
| DARBY | And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. |
| BBE | And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world. |
| Webster | And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. |
What does John 8:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 8:21-25
21-25. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, &c.--(See on Joh 7:33).
Barnes' Notes
I am from above. From heaven. My views are heavenly, and my words should have been so interpreted.
Ye are of this world. You think and act like the corrupt men of this world.
I am not of this world. My views are above these earthly and corrupt notions. The meaning of the verse is:
"Your reference to self-murder shows that you areWe see here how difficult it is to excite wicked men to the contemplation of heavenly things. They interpret all things in a low and corrupt sense, and suppose all others to be governed as they are themselves.
earthly and corrupt in your views. You are governed
by the mad passions of men, and can think only of these."
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 8:21-29
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…
John 8:23 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 8:23
- John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
- 1 John 2:15-16
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- John 17:14
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
- John 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
- 1 John 4:5-6
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
- Psalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
- John 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
- James 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
- Romans 8:7-8
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
- 1 John 5:19-20
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- John 15:18-19
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
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Context
- John 8:22
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
- John 8:23
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 8:24
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.
John 8:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y decíales: Vosotros sois de abajo, yo soy de arriba; vosotros sois de este mundo, yo no soy de este mundo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Vous êtes d’en bas; moi, je suis d’en haut: vous êtes de ce monde; moi, je ne suis pas de ce monde. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Ihr seid von dem, was unten ist, ich bin von dem, was oben ist; ihr seid von dieser Welt, ich bin nicht von dieser Welt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dicebat eis: Vos de deorsum estis, ego de supernis sum. Vos de mundo hoc estis, ego non sum de hoc mundo. |