John 8:23

In 9 translations

BSB

Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

KJV

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

WEB

He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

ASV

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

LSV

And He said to them, “You are from beneath, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world;

YLT

and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;

DBY

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

DRC

And he said to them: You are from beneath, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world.

GNV

And hee saide vnto them, Ye are from beneath, I am from aboue: ye are of this world, I am not of this worlde.

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SBLGNT

καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Ὑμεῖς ἐκ τῶν κάτω ἐστέ, ἐγὼ ἐκ τῶν ἄνω εἰμί· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τούτου τοῦ κόσμου ἐστέ, ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου.

RP2018

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς ἐκ τῶν κάτω ἐστέ, ἐγὼ ἐκ τῶν ἄνω εἰμί· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἐστέ, ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς ἐκ τῶν κάτω ἐστέ, ἐγὼ ἐκ τῶν ἄνω εἰμί· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἐστέ, ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου.

SCR1894

και ειπεν αυτοις υμεις εκ των κατω εστε εγω εκ των ανω ειμι υμεις εκ του κοσμου τουτου εστε εγω ουκ ειμι εκ του κοσμου τουτου

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• John 3:31The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
• 1 John 2:15–16Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is…
• John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
• 1 John 4:5–6They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we…
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
• Romans 8:7–8because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
• James 4:4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
• 1 John 5:19–20We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him…
• John 15:18–19If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
• 1 Corinthians 15:47–48The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
• James 3:15–17Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure,…
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Philippians 3:19–21Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus…

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