John 8:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I go

And shall die

Whither

John 7:34

John 13:33

Matthew 25:41

General references

Mark 8:13

Luke 14:24

John 7:34

Bible References

I go

You people will be looking for me, but you will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be."

Now He said this to indicate the kind of death He was about to experience [i.e., of being lifted up on a cross].

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on until [the time when] you will be saying, 'Praise the one who is coming in the name of the Lord!'"

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is Christ,' or 'There [he is],' do not believe him.

And shall die

Therefore I said to you that you will die [condemned] in your sins. For unless you believe that I am [the Messiah, who came from above. See verse 23], you will die [condemned] in your sins."

And it happened that the beggar died and [his spirit] was carried away by angels to a place close to Abraham. And the rich man also died and [his body] was buried.

And if Christ has not been raised up, [then] your faith is for nothing; you are still condemned by your sins.

And you [Gentiles] were once [spiritually] dead because of your shortcomings and sins.

Whither

You people will be looking for me, but you will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be."

"I will be with you, [my dear] children, for only a little while [longer]. You people will look for me, but I am now telling you what I told the Jewish authorities, 'You will not be able to go where I will be.'

Then He [i.e., the King] will say to those at His left side, 'Go away from me, you who are cursed [by God], into the never ending fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels.

General references

Then He left them and boarded a boat again and sailed to the other side [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee].

For I tell you, not one of those who were invited will [even] taste my supper."

You people will be looking for me, but you will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be."