John 8:21 (DRB)

Passage

Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go: and you shall seek me. And you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come.

Nearby Context

John 8:19 They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.

John 8:20 These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, teaching in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

John 8:21 Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go: and you shall seek me. And you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come.

John 8:22 The Jews therefore said: Will he kill himself, because he said: Whither I go you cannot come?

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "therefore", "jesus", "said", "shall", "seek", and "whither". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "These words Jesus spoke in the treasury..." into verse 22's "The Jews therefore said Will he kill...", so "again" 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 "again" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.