John 8:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith,Whither I go, ye cannot come. ”

• John 8:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Will he kill himself? - It is difficult to know whether this question was asked from ignorance or malice. Self-murder was esteemed then, as it is now, as one of the greatest crimes; and it is not...

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• John 8:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Warnings of Coming Doom. But He knows that in the end the rulers must have their way. He tells the Pharisees that His time is short, and that they will need Him when it is too late. The Jews are sc...

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• John 8:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Jews. See note on John 1:19 , 'Will He kill Himself? . Surely He will not (Greek. met) kill Himself?

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• John 8:22 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  22. Will he kill himself? The scribes persevere not only in fearless scorn, but likewise in effrontery; for they ridicule what he had said, that they cannot follow whither he shall go; as...

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• John 8:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. Will he kill himself? - They now understood that he spoke concerning his death; but before, John 7:35 , they...

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• John 8:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Will he kill himself, &c.— Our Lord's answer to this question is, Ye are from beneath: "Such a vile insinuation evidently shews what sort of persons you are, and whence you have derived your...

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• John 8:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. They eviden...

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• John 8:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Feast of Tabernacles Continued. Christ the Light of the World John 7:53 to John 8:11 . The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agree that this section is no original part of the Fou...

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• John 8:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? — They see the deeper meaning of His words, and yet cannot see how that meaning is to be fulfilled. “He is going away, and He clearly refers to His death....

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• John 8:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 19 JESUS REJECTED IN JERUSALEM. “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. The Jews therefore said, Will...

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• John 8:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Father Made Known in His Son John 8:21-30 Our Lord was absorbed in acquiring glory for His Father. He was sent by the Father, lived by the Father, could do nothing of Himself, and spoke onl...

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• John 8:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The end of chapter 7 is closely linked with this, in that after declaring "every man went to his own house," the writer said, "But Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives." Here we have the story of a r...

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• John 8:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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. (22) Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither...

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• John 8:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then said the Jews, will he kill himself ?.... Which was not only a wicked, but a foolish consequence, drawn from his words: for it by no means followed, because he was going away, and whither they...

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• John 8:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. Ver. 22. Will be kill himself ] q.d. Then indeed we cannot, because we will not bear him company in so...

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• John 8:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then said the Jews Showing at once the great perverseness of their disposition, and their contempt of his declaration; will he kill himself? &c. Thus they made a jest of his threatening, and...

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• John 8:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY (vs.1-11) While others went to their homes, the Lord spent the night in the mount of Olives, away from all the words and thoughts of men, in the calm of His Father's pr...

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• John 8:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees.       21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your...

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• John 8:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Before they guessed that he would go to the dispersed amongst the Gentiles, 1 Thessalonians 7:35 . Now they fancy that he would kill himself; or else speak this in mockery.

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• John 8:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter 8 Jesus - The Light of the World and the ‘I am' ( John 8:12-59 ). In this chapter Jesus is revealed as ‘the Light of the World'. This is a reminder of the one spoken of in the words of Isa...

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• John 8:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 8:13 . They forgot His vindication of Himself ( John 5:31-37 ). John 8:14 . Even if I bear record, etc. —Although He was content to let the Father witness o...

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• John 8:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 8:12-13 . Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees These wasps...

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• John 8:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 8:1 . Jesus went to the mount of Olives, where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to preach to the people, before the commencement of publ...

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• John 8:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

  I go My way, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins. Sin here means the departure of the heart from God, general alienation from Him, and in John 8:24 the particular manifestations of...

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• John 8:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) The pericope adulterae. (a) Excursus on the genuineness of John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43 . It is our duty to examine the various grounds on...

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• John 8:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Christ's going to the Father:

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• John 8:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Hebrews 12:3 ; Hebrews 13:13 ; John 10:20 ; John 7:20 ; John 8:48 ; John 8:52 ; Psalms 123:4 ; Psalms 22:6 ; Psalms 31:18

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• John 8:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Light of the World John 8:12-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Jesus Christ the Life, was the Light. When we study- John 1:1-4 , we think of Christ in the beginning as the Word, creating by His com...

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