John 8:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then 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."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    He{G2424} said{G2036} therefore{G3767} again{G3825} unto them,{G846} I{G1473} go away,{G5217} and{G2532} ye shall seek{G2212} me,{G3165} and{G2532} shall die{G599} in{G1722} your{G5216} sin:{G266} whither{G3699} I{G1473} go,{G5217} ye{G5210} cannot{G3756} {G1410} come.{G2064}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G3767} said{G2036}{(G5627)} Jesus{G2424} again{G3825} unto them{G846}, I{G1473} go my way{G5217}{(G5719)}, and{G2532} ye shall seek{G2212}{(G5692)} me{G3165}, and{G2532} shall die{G599}{(G5695)} in{G1722} your{G5216} sins{G266}: whither{G3699} I{G1473} go{G5217}{(G5719)}, ye{G5210} cannot{G3756}{G1410}{(G5736)} come{G2064}{(G5629)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then sayde Iesus agayne vnto them. I goo my waye and ye shall seke me and shall dye in youre synnes. Whyther I goo thyther can ye not come.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde Iesus agayne vnto them: I go my waye, and ye shal seke me, and shal dye in youre synnes: whither I go, thither can not ye come.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide Iesus againe vnto them, I goe my way, and ye shal seeke me, and shal die in your sinnes, Whither I goe, can ye not come.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then sayde Iesus againe vnto them: I go my way, and ye shall seeke me, and shall dye in your synnes: Whyther I go, thyther can ye not come.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going 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.”

Referenced Verses

  • John 7:34 : 34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'
  • John 8:24 : 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
  • John 13:33 : 33 'Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you: Where I am going, you cannot come.'
  • 1 Cor 15:17-18 : 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins.
  • John 12:33 : 33 He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  • John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  • 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 "As surely as the LORD your God lives," he continued, "there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever they said, 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
  • 2 Kgs 2:16-17 : 16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.' 17 But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, 'Send them.' And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.
  • Job 20:11 : 11 The youthful vigor that filled his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.
  • Isa 65:20 : 20 No longer will there be an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought of as a mere youth, and one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
  • Ezek 3:18-19 : 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.
  • Matt 23:39 : 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again from now until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'
  • Matt 24:23-24 : 23 At that time, if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • Luke 16:22-26 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.' 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.

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    33 Then Jesus said, 'I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.'

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    2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

    3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.

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