Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to them,
King James Version
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He told them, "You are from below, I'm from above. You are of this world, but I'm not of this world.
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Ye are from below, I am from above. Ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Amplified
He said to them,
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied, "You people are from below [i.e., from the earthly realm]; I am from above [i.e., from the heavenly realm]. You belong to this world; I do not belong to this world.
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: You are from beneath, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Daniel Mace New Testament
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 Translation
And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
Goodspeed New Testament
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not belong to this world.
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, Ye are from below I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Ye are from beneath, I am from above. Ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
Moffatt New Testament
He said to them, "You are from the world below, I am from the world above: you belong to this world, I do not belong to this world.
Montgomery New Testament
And he said to them. "You are from below. I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, You are from below; I am from above; you are from this world; I am not from this world.
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying unto them - Ye, are, of the realms below, I, am, of the realms above: Ye, are, of this world, I, am not of this world.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said to them, Ye are from those beneath; I am from those above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You," added Jesus, "are from below, I am from above; you are of this present world, I am not;
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.
Weymouth New Testament
"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.
Williams New Testament
He continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this present world; I do not belong to this present world.
World English Bible
He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Worsley New Testament
And He said unto them, Ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;
Themes
Christ's » Filial » Origin, heavenly
Heavenly » Multitude » Origin, Christ's
Interlinear
Este
ἐστέ
Este
Usage: 53
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
Usage: 709
Eimi
εἰμί
Eimi
I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr
Usage: 72
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
Usage: 709
Toutou
τούτου
Toutou
this, that, him, thus, thereabout Trans, it, thenceforth,
Usage: 53
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:23
Images John 8:23
Prayers for John 8:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Predicts His Death
22
The Jews asked: Would he kill himself? For he said you could not come where I go.
23 And He was saying to them,
Cross References
John 3:31
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks from an earthly viewpoint. He who comes from heaven is superior.
John 17:14
I gave them your word. The world 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 2:15-16
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
John 1:14
The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth.
Psalm 17:4
I have avoided cruelty because of your word regardless of what others have done.
John 3:13
No one has ever ascended into heaven but the Son of man who descended from heaven.
John 15:18-19
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
Romans 8:7-8
This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.
Philippians 3:19-21
Their end is destruction. Their god is their belly. Their glory is in their shame. They set their mind on earthly things.
James 3:15-17
This wisdom is not a wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish.
James 4:4
Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity (hatred) (hostility) toward God? Whoever would be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
1 John 4:5-6
They are from the world. They speak that which is from the world and the world listens to them.
1 John 5:19-20
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the (power of the) (under control of the) evil one.
1 Corinthians 15:47-48
The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is from heaven.