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Where I go, you cannot come.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.” <a href="/esv/john/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” <a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Again 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.” <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then He said to them again, "I am going away and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you are not able to come." <a href="/kjv/john/8.htm">King James Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/nkjv/john/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” <a href="/nasb_/john/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” <a href="/nasb/john/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then He said again to them, &#8220I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He said therefore again to them, “I go away, and you shall seek Me, and shall die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” <a href="/lsb/john/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” <a href="/amp/john/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” <a href="/csb/john/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.” <a href="/hcsb/john/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He said to them again, &#8220I&#8217m going away; you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I&#8217m going, you cannot come.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come. <a href="/cev/john/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus also told them, "I am going away, and you will look for me. But you cannot go where I am going, and you will die with your sins unforgiven." <a href="/erv/john/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come. <a href="/gwt/john/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, "I'm going away, and you'll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can't go where I'm going." <a href="/gnt/john/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Again Jesus said to them, "I will go away; you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot go where I am going." <a href="/isv/john/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later on, he told them again, "I'm going away, and you'll look for me, but you will die in your sin. You cannot come where I'm going." <a href="/net/john/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come." <a href="/nheb/john/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you cannot come." <a href="/wbt/john/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/john/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Again Jesus 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.” <a href="/web/john/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus said therefore again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can’t come.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> therefore Jesus said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sin; to where I go away, you are not able to come.” <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then He said to them again, "I am going away and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you are not able to come." <a href="/ylt/john/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.' <a href="/slt/john/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then said Jesus again to them, I retire, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I retire, ye cannot come.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go, and you shall seek me, and you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come. <a href="/cpdv/john/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, Jesus again spoke to them: “I am going, and you shall seek me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to go.” <a href="/nabre/john/8.htm">New American Bible</a> He said to them again, “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Again he said to them, “I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus again said to them, I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins; and where I am going you cannot come. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua spoke again to them: “I am moving on and you will seek me and you will die in your sins, and where I am going, you cannot come.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then spoke Jesus to them again; I go away, and you will seek me, and in your sin you shall die; whither I go, you can not come. <a href="/godbey/john/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then He again said to them, <FR>I go away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin: whither I go you are not able to come.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then spake Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I am going ye cannot come. <a href="/mace/john/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus therefore repeated what he had said, "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your incredulity, so that whither I go, ye cannot come." <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come." <a href="/worrell/john/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> He said, therefore, again to them, <FR>"I go away, and ye will seek Me, and will die in your sins. Whither I go, ye cannot come."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Jesus therefore said unto them again, <FR>"I am going away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: where I go ye cannot come."<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/8-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2858" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">The Woman Caught in Adultery</a> …20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. 21<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly."></a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">Again</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He said</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“I</a> <a href="/greek/5217.htm" title="5217: hypagō (V-PIA-1S) -- To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.">am going away,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētēsete (V-FIA-2P) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">you will look for</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/599.htm" title="599: apothaneisthe (V-FIM-2P) -- To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.">you will die</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-DFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin.</a> <a href="/greek/3699.htm" title="3699: hopou (Adv) -- Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.">Where</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/5217.htm" title="5217: hypagō (V-PIA-1S) -- To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.">am going,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynasthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">cannot</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthein (V-ANA) -- To come, go. ">come.” </a> 22So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a> You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” <a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a> Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ <a href="/proverbs/1-28.htm">Proverbs 1:28</a> Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a> Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Hosea 5:6</a> They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Amos 8:12</a> People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a> You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a> No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">2 Corinthians 6:2</a> For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation! <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a> Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment, <a href="/1_john/5-12.htm">1 John 5:12</a> Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Jesus again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.I go.<a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a> Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.<a href="/john/12-33.htm">John 12:33,35</a> This he said, signifying what death he should die… <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">1 Kings 18:10</a> As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.and shall die.<a href="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a> 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.<a href="/job/20-11.htm">Job 20:11</a> His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.<a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-20</a> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction… whither.<a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a> Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.<a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a> Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.<a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41,46</a> Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-36.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/8-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/6-50.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/7-52.htm">Find</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-12.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/7-36.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/8-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Try</a> <a href="/john/8-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/john/8-14.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-22.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/8-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/8-24.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/10-9.htm">Find</a> <a href="/john/8-22.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/john/8-25.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/9-13.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/9-16.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/8-37.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/8-34.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/john/8-24.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/john/10-39.htm">Try</a> <a href="/john/8-59.htm">Way</a> <a href="/john/8-22.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">John 8</div>1. <a href="/john/8-1.htm">Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.</a> 12. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine;</a> 31. <a href="/john/8-31.htm">promises freedom to those who believe;</a> 33. <a href="/john/8-33.htm">answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham;</a> 48. <a href="/john/8-48.htm">answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity;</a> 59. <a href="/john/8-59.htm">and slips away from those who would stone him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Again He said to them This phrase indicates a continuation of a previous discourse. Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees and Jewish leaders, emphasizing the ongoing tension and misunderstanding between Him and the religious authorities. The repetition underscores the importance of His message and their persistent unbelief.I am going away Jesus is referring to His impending death, resurrection, and ascension. This statement foreshadows His departure from the earthly realm and return to the Father. It highlights the temporary nature of His physical presence on earth and the fulfillment of His mission.and you will look for Me This suggests a future time when the Jewish leaders will seek the Messiah, possibly during times of distress or after His crucifixion, but will not find Him. It reflects a spiritual searching that will be in vain due to their unbelief and rejection of Jesus as the Messiah.but you will die in your sin A solemn warning of the consequences of unbelief. The singular "sin" may refer to the specific sin of rejecting Jesus as the Messiah. This phrase underscores the gravity of their spiritual condition and the eternal consequences of their disbelief.Where I am going, you cannot come Jesus speaks of His return to the Father, a place of divine presence and glory. The inability of the Pharisees to follow Him there highlights the separation between those who believe in Christ and those who do not. It echoes the exclusivity of salvation through Jesus and the necessity of faith for eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to the Jewish leaders and the crowd. He is foretelling His departure and the consequences of unbelief. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a> The primary audience of Jesus' message. They are often in opposition to Jesus and His teachings, representing the religious authority of the time. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The setting of this discourse, a city central to Jewish religious life and the location of the Temple. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a> A key concept in this passage, representing the state of separation from God due to disobedience and unbelief. 5. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> Implied in Jesus' statement about where He is going, representing the presence of God and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_belief.htm">The Urgency of Belief</a> Jesus' statement underscores the importance of believing in Him before it is too late. Unbelief leads to spiritual death. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_sin.htm">The Consequence of Sin</a> Sin separates us from God, and without repentance and faith in Christ, we remain in our sins. <a href="/topical/t/the_exclusivity_of_christ.htm">The Exclusivity of Christ</a> Jesus is the only way to the Father. His statement "Where I am going, you cannot come" highlights the exclusivity of salvation through Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> Jesus' words serve as a warning of the coming judgment for those who reject Him. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_believers.htm">Hope for Believers</a> While this passage warns of the consequences of unbelief, it also offers hope for those who trust in Jesus, as they will be with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 8</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'earth_is_god's_footstool'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'If I be lifted up'?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'sin_no_more'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Go and sin no more'?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'no_condemnation'_mean.htm">What does 'no condemnation in Christ' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'deliver_us_from_evil'_mean.htm">Did Jesus deceive His brothers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>[(b) Jesus is Light (continued).(?)His return to the Father misunderstood by the Jews, and explained by Him (<a href="/context/john/8-21.htm" title="Then said Jesus again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.">John 8:21-29</a>).](21) Then said Jesus again unto them.--The best MSS. omit the word "Jesus," and read, He said, therefore, again unto them. The word "therefore" connects the discourse which follows with something which has gone before, probably with the fact that no man laid hands on Him, for His hour was not yet come. He is still free to address the multitude, and after an interval does so. This interval is marked by the word "again," but is not necessarily more than a short break in the discourse. We shall find reason for believing (see Note on <a href="/john/9-14.htm" title="And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.">John 9:14</a>) that the whole of the teaching and work which is included between <a href="/john/7-37.htm" title="In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.">John 7:37</a>; <a href="/john/10-21.htm" title="Others said, These are not the words of him that has a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?">John 10:21</a>, is probably to be placed on the last and great day of the feast. The persons addressed are the people assembled round Him in the Temple. Some of the officials take part in the discussion, for it is "the Jews" who reply in the next verse. We have to think, it may be, of men gathered together in small groups discussing what He had before said. Some are really inquiring with earnest hearts about Him. The rulers are trying to suppress the growing conviction of the multitude. There are thus two currents of thought and feeling. One is found in the honest hearts of the untutored multitude; they know little of argument, and dare not interpret the Scriptures for themselves, but in their rough-and-ready way they are grasping the truth; the heart of man is bowing before the presence of its God. The other is found in the priests and rulers to whom, as a holy and learned caste, the representatives of God to man and the interpreters of their Sacred Books, the people are in intellectual and moral bondage. They seek to bind with their fetters hearts that are finding their way to the truth. Some of these groups have moved on, it may be, and others have taken their place. Seeing a new audience near Him, Jesus speaks to them again; for it is not probable that the words of <a href="/john/8-27.htm" title="They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.">John 8:27</a> apply wholly to the same persons as those in <a href="/john/8-19.htm" title="Then said they to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know me, nor my Father: if you had known me, you should have known my Father also.">John 8:19</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - This verse introduces a new scene and place, and perhaps a new day. The audience may have greatly changed, even if it had within it some of the same bewildered and exasperated enemies. Again he said, therefore. The οϋν refers to the fact that his liberty had not been infringed. The providence of God, the fear of the people, the inadequacy or confusing nature of the reports of his speech which had been taken to the authorities, had for a while arrested the tragedy. "No one laid hands on him." In consequence of this circumstance he said unto them again (i.e. on a subsequent occasion), I go away, and ye shall seek me. So much he had said before to "the Jews," adding, "Ye shall not find me" (<a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a>). Thus also he spake, later on, to the disciples, adding, "Thither ye cannot come" (<a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a>). On all three occasions he was misunderstood. His departure was a mystery to the Jews, who thought, or at least said, that he, a pseudo-Messiah, might be contemplating a mission to the Greeks and to the Dispersion. His departure to the Father by a bloodstained pathway, by violent death, was unspeakably perplexing to his most intimate friends. The bare idea utterly conflicted with the current notion of the Christ; but it was in the last case (ch. 14.) modified by the promise that, though he was about to leave them and to return to his Father, yet he would come again - they should once more beheld him, and he would provide a place for them. Still, they would not be able for a while to follow him, even though willing to lay down their life for his sake (<a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a>, etc.). But in the face of a more bitter misunderstanding and an utter inability to perceive and know either him or the Father, Christ said not only, "Ye shall seek me," but ye shall die in your sin. The ἐν here indicates rather the condition in which they should die than the cause of their death. "In," not "of" (so Hengstenberg, Meyer, and Luthardt). He did not say, "perish by reason of this sin," but "die in this sin." They will die looking vaguely, hopelessly, for the Saviour whom they have, in such an hyperbole of spiritual dulness and of bitter malice alike, misunderstood and rejected. They will pass through the gate of death with no deliverance from sin secured. Knowing neither the Father nor the eternal life and light manifested in himself, they will seek and not find, they will die unsanctified, unatoned, unreconciled No gleam of light will play over the dark ness of the grave. Whither I go, ye cannot come. The eternal home of the Father's love will not open to such angry search. Such utter misunderstanding as they had evinced, such point blank refusal to walk in his light, will impede and block the way to the heart of the Father, whose perfect revelation and sufficient pleading they steadily resist. The language of this verse is probably the condensation and conclusion of s much longer debate. <a href="/commentaries/john/8-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Again πάλιν (palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. He said Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am going away, ὑπάγω (hypagō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you will look for ζητήσετέ (zētēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. Me, με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [but] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you will die ἀποθανεῖσθε (apothaneisthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. sin. ἁμαρτίᾳ (hamartia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. Where ὅπου (hopou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3699.htm">Strong's 3699: </a> Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am going, ὑπάγω (hypagō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. cannot δύνασθε (dynasthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. come.” ἐλθεῖν (elthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">NT Gospels: John 8:21 Jesus said therefore again to them (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/8-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 8:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 8:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/8-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 8:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 8:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>