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John 8:20-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
John 8:20-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 He spoke these words while teaching in the treasury in the temple area. But no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.(A)
Jesus, the Father’s Ambassador.[a] 21 He said to them again, “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin.[b] Where I am going you cannot come.”(B) 22 [c]So the Jews said, “He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?”
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- 8:21–30 He whose ambassador I am is with me. Jesus’ origin is from God; he can reveal God.
- 8:21 You will die in your sin: i.e., of disbelief; cf. Jn 8:24. Where I am going you cannot come: except through faith in Jesus’ passion-resurrection.
- 8:22 The Jews suspect that he is referring to his death. Johannine irony is apparent here; Jesus’ death will not be self-inflicted but destined by God.
John 8:20-22
New International Version
John 8:20-22
New International Version
20 He spoke these words while teaching(A) in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put.(B) Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.(C)
Dispute Over Who Jesus Is
21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die(D) in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”(E)
22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
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