John 8:22

Jesus the Light of the World · John 8:12–29
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Translations

Modern
So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
Traditional
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Literal
Therefore the Jews were saying, “Will He kill Himself, that He says, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come’?”
Latin
Dicebant ergo Judæi: Numquid interficiet semetipsum, quia dixit: Quo ego vado, vos non potestis venire?

Interlinear

Greek
English
So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

Notes

The 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.

Events

Parallels

1 John 1:5–10

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) John, Gospel of Peter, the Apostle Suicide

Topics

Hades: The Realm (State) of the Dead Jesus, the Christ: Rejected