The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, that he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
- BSB So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
- NKJV So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”
- NASB So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
- NLT The people asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?”
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- John 8:52Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’
- John 8:48Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
- Ps 22:6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
- Ps 123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
- John 10:20Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
- John 7:20The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?”
- Heb 12:3For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
- Heb 13:13Let us therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.
- John 7:35The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
- Ps 31:18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
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