John 8:23 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.

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • worldkosmos = world-system. John 12:25; John 12:31; John 7:7 (See Scofield "Rev 13:8").

Matthew Henry

  • John 8:21–29Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly and...

Thompson Chains

Harmony of the Gospels

Cross References

  • John 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
  • John 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
  • 1 John 2:15–16 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. …
  • John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
  • John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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Greek and Strong’s

  • And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
  • he said εἴπεν eipen Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular ἔπω épō
  • unto them αὐτοῖς autois αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine plural
  • Ye Ὑμεῖς Hymeis Pronoun · second person, nominative plural ὑμεῖς hymeîs
  • are ἐστέ este Verb · present active indicative, second person plural ἐστέ esté
  • from ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • beneath τῶν tōn Pronoun · genitive neuter plural κάτω katō κάτω Adverb
  • I ἐγὼ egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
  • am εἰμί eimi εἰμί Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
  • from ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • above τῶν tōn Pronoun · genitive neuter plural ἄνω anō ἄνω Adverb
  • ye ὑμεῖς hymeis Pronoun · second person, nominative plural ὑμεῖς hymeîs
  • are ἐστέ este Verb · present active indicative, second person plural ἐστέ esté
  • of ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • this τούτου toutou Article · genitive masculine singular τούτου toútou
  • world τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • I ἐγὼ egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
  • am εἰμὶ eimi εἰμί Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
  • not οὐκ ouk οὐ Adverb
  • of ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • this τούτου toutou Article · genitive masculine singular τούτου toútou
  • world τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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