John 8:22

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

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“The Jews, therefore, said, `Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 8:22 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
  2. Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
  3. Psalms 123:4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
  4. John 7:20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  5. John 7:35At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  6. John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  7. John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  8. John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
  9. Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  10. Hebrews 13:13Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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