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John 8:22–24

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Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
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From verse 22

  1. John 8:52Rank 1 from verse 22
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    52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

  2. Psalms 22:6Rank 2 from verse 22
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    6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

  3. Hebrews 12:3Rank 3 from verse 22
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    3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

  4. John 8:48Rank 4 from verse 22
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    48Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

  5. Psalms 31:18Rank 5 from verse 22
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    18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

From verse 23

  1. John 3:31Rank 1 from verse 23
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    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

  2. 1 John 2:15–16Rank 2 from verse 23
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    15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  3. John 17:14Rank 3 from verse 23
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    14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  4. John 17:16Rank 4 from verse 23
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    16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  5. 1 John 4:5–6Rank 5 from verse 23
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    5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

From verse 24

  1. John 3:36Rank 1 from verse 24
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  2. Mark 16:16Rank 2 from verse 24
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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  3. John 3:18Rank 3 from verse 24
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    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  4. Hebrews 10:26–29Rank 4 from verse 24
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    26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

    27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

    28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

    29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  5. Hebrews 12:25Rank 5 from verse 24
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    25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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John 8:22

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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John 8:23

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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John 8:24

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21Then 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.

22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

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23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

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24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

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25Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

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