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Andκαὶhe was sayingἔλεγενto them,αὐτοῖς“YouὙμεῖςareἐστέfromἐκbelow;τῶν κάτωIἐγὼamεἰμίfromἐκabove.τῶν ἄνωYouὑμεῖςareἐστέofἐκthis world;τούτου τοῦ κόσμουIἐγὼam notοὐκ εἰμὶofἐκthis world.τοῦ κόσμου τούτου
John 8:23
Study it in the app“And he was saying to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:23, word by word
- he was sayingἔλεγενelegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appears- areἐστέeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- belowκάτωkatō
below
Below, down; "from below".
Where else “katō” appears- aboveἄνωanō
above, up
Above, up.
Where else “anō” appears- this worldκόσμουkosmou
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmou” appears
The context
22So the Jews were saying, “Surely he will not kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
23 · This verse (above)
24So I told you that you would die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?