John 8:23 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Jesus said to them, "You're from below. I'm from above. You're from this world. I'm not from this world.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

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.

DBY:

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

ERV:

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

WEY:

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

WBS:

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

WEB:

He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You 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;

John 8:23 Cross References

XREF:

John 3:31 "He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

John 17:14 "I have given them Your word; and the world has 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 They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

8:23,24 I am from above. He shows more clearly that he returns to heaven, where they never can enter on account of their sins. This leads them to ask:

WES:

8:23 Ye are - Again he passes over their interruption, and proves what he advanced, John 8:21. Of them that are beneath - From the earth. I am of them that are above - Here he directly shows whence he came, even from heaven, and whither he goes.

MHC:

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 the Spirit of Christ's grace will be an agent powerful enough, to turn us from sin to God; and that Spirit is given, and that doctrine is given, to work upon those only who believe in Christ. Some say, Who is this Jesus? They allow him to have been a Prophet, an excellent Teacher, and even more than a creature; but cannot acknowledge him as over all, God blessed for evermore. Will not this suffice? Jesus here answers the question. Is this to honour him as the Father? Does this admit his being the Light of the world, and the Life of men, one with the Father? All shall know by their conversion, or in their condemnation, that he always spake and did what pleased the Father, even when he claimed the highest honours to himself.

CONC:

Below Beneath Continued Heaven Present Saying

Below Beneath Continued Earth Heaven Present World

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