John 8:22 (DBY)

Passage

The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come?

Nearby Context

John 8:20 These words spoke he in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one took him, for his hour was not yet come.

John 8:21 He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come.

John 8:22 The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come?

John 8:23 And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:24 I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for unless ye shall believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jews", "therefore", "said", "kill", "himself", "says", "where", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jews" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "He said therefore again to them I..." into verse 23's "And he said to them Ye are...", so "jews" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jews" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.