John 8:22
So the Jewish leaders began to say,“Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says,‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”
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- John 8:48 : 48 The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”
- John 8:52 : 52 Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
- John 10:20 : 20 Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
- Heb 12:3 : 3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
- Heb 13:13 : 13 We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.
- Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
- Ps 31:18 : 18 May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
- Ps 123:4 : 4 We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
- John 7:20 : 20 The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”
- John 7:35 : 35 Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
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- John 8:19-213 verses89%
19 Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”
20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
21 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.”
- John 7:33-364 verses82%
33 Then Jesus said,“I will be with you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent me.
34 You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”
35 Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
36 What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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33 Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders,‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same.
- John 8:23-242 verses79%
23 Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
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14 Jesus answered,“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
- John 16:5-62 verses77%
5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me,‘Where are you going?’
6 Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.
- John 13:36-372 verses76%
36 Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
37 Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
- John 14:2-65 verses76%
2 There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.
3 And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
4 And you know the way where I am going.”
5 Thomas said,“Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- John 16:16-205 verses76%
16 In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”
17 Then some of his disciples said to one another,“What is the meaning of what he is saying,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and,‘because I am going to the Father’?”
18 So they kept on repeating,“What is the meaning of what he says,‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”
19 Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?
20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.
- John 11:7-82 verses75%
7 Then after this, he said to his disciples,“Let us go to Judea again.”
8 The disciples replied,“Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?”
- John 8:51-522 verses74%
51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
52 Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
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67 So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
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28 You heard me say to you,‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.
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40 but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
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8 Jesus replied,“I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.”
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19 In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.
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68 and if I ask you, you will not answer.
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22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
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28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
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8 You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has not yet fully arrived.”
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22 Jesus replied,“If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
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16 So Thomas(called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples,“Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”
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19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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1 The Feast of Shelters After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.
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10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;
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43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.
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12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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19 (Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter,“Follow me.”
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31 Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
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52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
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33 (Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)
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32 Look, a time is coming– and has come– when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.