John 8:22

Verse

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

American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?

So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

The Jews wondered out loud, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says ‘You can't come where I'm going’?”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then said the Iewes, Will he kill himselfe, because he saith, Whither I goe, can ye not come?

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

The Jews [Praisers] therefore said, “Will he kill himself, that he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”

Plain English Version

The Jewish leaders didn’t understand what he said. They asked each other, “Why did he say that we can’t go to the place where he is going? Is he going to kill himself?”

Translation for Translators

So the Jewish leaders said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The Jews said, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?”

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’ ?”

Young's Literal Translation

The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

Context

Jesus the Light of the World

²¹Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”²²So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

Sermons

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Newman Sze

820

Summary

In this verse, Jesus speaks to the Jews, hinting at His impending departure from them. The Jews question whether He will kill Himself, not understanding His reference to His return to the Father. Jesus is preparing them for His crucifixion and resurrection, which will ultimately lead to His ascension to heaven. This verse showcases the lack of spiritual discernment among the Jews and Jesus' patient efforts to reveal the truth of His divine nature and mission.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Will he kill himself? - They now understood that he spoke concerning his death; but before, Joh 7:35, they thought he spoke of going to some of the Grecian provinces, to preach to the dispersed Jews.

John Gill Bible Commentary

I said therefore unto you,.... Because they were from beneath, and of the world, and discovered an earthly, worldly, carnal, yea, devilish disposition, in their conduct towards him: that ye shall die in your sins; this he had said in Joh 8:21, and now repeats it, and confirms it by the following reason: for if believe not that I am he; the everlasting and unchangeable I am, the true God, God over all, blessed for ever; the eternal Son of God, God manifest in the flesh, really made flesh, and become incarnate; the true Messiah, the only Saviour of sinners; the one and only Mediator between God and man; the Head of the church, prophet, priest, and King, and the Judge of quick and dead; as also the light of the world he had declared himself to be: these are things that are necessary to be believed concerning Christ; indeed, carnal and unregenerate men may believe all these things; the devils themselves do, and tremble at them; but then they, and so unconverted men, have no faith in them, with an application of them to themselves: true faith in Christ deals not with him in a general way, but in a special regard to a man's self; it is a seeing of Christ for a man's self; it is not an implicit faith, or a believing him to be what he is, merely upon report, but upon sight; it is a going out of the soul to Christ, a renouncing its own righteousness, and a trusting in him alone for life and salvation; it is with the heart, and from it, and is unfeigned; it works by love to Christ, and his people, and is attended with the fruits of righteousness, and a cheerful obedience to the commands and ordinances of Christ. Though perhaps no more than a general faith is here intended, for want of which, and their rejection of Jesus, as the Messiah, the Jews suffered temporal ruin; and had they but believed that Jesus was the Son of God, and true Messiah, they had been saved from that temporal destruction which came upon their nation, city, and temple; but not believing this in a general and notional, way, they perished, as is here threatened: ye shall die in your sins; in which they were, being defiled with them, guilty before God for them, under the power of them, and liable to punishment for them; and so they remained, and did remain, and were yet in their sins, even until death, when they died in them, and for them, not only a corporeal, but an eternal death: for dying in their sins, these would be found upon them, and they would be charged with them, and must be answerable for them, and consequently endure the punishment of them, which is the second death. Dying in sin, and dying in Christ, are two widely different things. They that die in faith, die in Christ: they that die in unbelief, die in sin; and this is a dreadful dying; see Jos 22:20, where the Targum paraphrases it, "and he, one man", (or alone,) , "did not die in his sins".

John 8:22

Jesus the Light of the World

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?

Bible in Basic English

So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

Free Bible Version

The Jews wondered out loud, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says ‘You can't come where I'm going’?”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then said the Iewes, Will he kill himselfe, because he saith, Whither I goe, can ye not come?

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

The Jews [Praisers] therefore said, “Will he kill himself, that he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”

Plain English Version

The Jewish leaders didn’t understand what he said. They asked each other, “Why did he say that we can’t go to the place where he is going? Is he going to kill himself?”

Translation for Translators

So the Jewish leaders said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The Jews said, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?”

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’ ?”

Young's Literal Translation

The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Will he kill himself? - They now understood that he spoke concerning his death; but before, Joh 7:35, they thought he spoke of going to some of the Grecian provinces, to preach to the dispersed Jews.

John Gill Bible Commentary

John 8:22

Verse

Context

Jesus the Light of the World

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

John 8:22

Jesus the Light of the World

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary