Topic
Beneath
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- John 8:23ISBE
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
be-neth': The adverb for "under" (kato). In Joh 8:23, the words "ye are from beneath," suggest hell in contrast to heaven. But the succeeding clause, "ye are of this world," gives the key for the interpretation. Earth, not hell, is expressed, although "that more awful meaning surely is not excluded" (Alford).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.