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John 8:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
said
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
Jesus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
again
palin (Greek #3825)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
KJV usage: again.
Pronounce: pal'-in
Origin: probably from the same as 3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition)
unto them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, I
ego (Greek #1473)
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
KJV usage: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
Pronounce: eg-o'
go my way
hupago (Greek #5217)
to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: depart, get hence, go (a-)way.
Pronounce: hoop-ag'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 71
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
yet shall seek
zeteo (Greek #2212)
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
KJV usage: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare 4441.
Pronounce: dzay-teh'-o
Origin: of uncertain affinity
me
me (Greek #3165)
me
KJV usage: I, me, my.
Pronounce: meh
Origin: a shorter (and probably originally) form of 1691
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
u shall die
apothnesko (Greek #599)
to die off (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
Pronounce: ap-oth-nace'-ko
Origin: from 575 and 2348
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
sins
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
: whither
hopou (Greek #3699)
what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot
KJV usage: in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).
Pronounce: hop'-oo
Origin: from 3739 and 4225
I
ego (Greek #1473)
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
KJV usage: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
Pronounce: eg-o'
go
hupago (Greek #5217)
to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: depart, get hence, go (a-)way.
Pronounce: hoop-ag'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 71
, ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
w cannot
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
come
dunamai (Greek #1410)
to be able or possible
KJV usage: be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
Pronounce: doo'-nam-ahee
Origin: of uncertain affinity
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
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John 7:34• 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find ; and where I am, ye cannot come. (John 7:34)
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Job 20:11• 11His bones were full of youthful vigour,{HR}Which will lie with him in the dust. (Job 20:11)
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Psa. 73:18‑20• 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
 19How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream on awaking, so, O Lord (Adonai),{HR}In arising, wilt thou despise their image. (Psa. 73:18‑20)
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Prov. 14:32• 32The wicked is thrust down by his evil doings;{HR}But in his death the righteous trusteth. (Prov. 14:32)
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Isa. 65:20• 20There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner [being] a hundred years old shall be accursed. (Isa. 65:20)
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Eph. 2:1• 1And you, being dead in your offences and your sins, (Eph. 2:1)
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Luke 16:26• 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they [who desire to cross] from there pass over unto us. (Luke 16:26)

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The Lord Jesus

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I go.
John 7:34• 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find ; and where I am, ye cannot come. (John 7:34)
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John 12:33,35• 33But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.
 35Jesus then said to them, Yet a little time the light is among you. Walk while ye have the light, that the darkness may not overtake you; and he that walketh in darkness knoweth not where he goeth. (John 12:33,35)
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1 Kings 18:10• 10As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee. And when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. (1 Kings 18:10)
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2 Kings 2:16‑17• 16And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master. Lest peradventure the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
 17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent, therefore, fifty men, and they sought three days but found him not. (2 Kings 2:16‑17)
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Matt. 23:39• 39for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that cometh in Jehovah's name. (Matt. 23:39)
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Matt. 24:23‑24• 23Then if anyone say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or there, believe [him] not;
 24for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matt. 24:23‑24)
and shall die.
John 8:24• 24I said therefore to you that ye shall die in your sins; for, unless ye believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins. (John 8:24)
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Job 20:11• 11His bones were full of youthful vigour,{HR}Which will lie with him in the dust. (Job 20:11)
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Psa. 73:18‑20• 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
 19How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream on awaking, so, O Lord (Adonai),{HR}In arising, wilt thou despise their image. (Psa. 73:18‑20)
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Prov. 11:7• 7When a wicked man dieth, expectation shall perish;{HR}And the hope of evil ones perisheth. (Prov. 11:7)
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Prov. 14:32• 32The wicked is thrust down by his evil doings;{HR}But in his death the righteous trusteth. (Prov. 14:32)
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Isa. 65:20• 20There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner [being] a hundred years old shall be accursed. (Isa. 65:20)
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Ezek. 3:18‑19• 18{i}When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he may live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.{/i}
 19{i}But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.{/i} (Ezek. 3:18‑19)
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Luke 16:22‑26• 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried.
 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 24And he, crying out, said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me: and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
 25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, and thou art in suffering.
 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they [who desire to cross] from there pass over unto us. (Luke 16:22‑26)
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1 Cor. 15:17‑18• 17and if Christ is not raised, vain [is] your faith; ye are yet in your sins;
 18then also those that fell asleep in Christ perished. (1 Cor. 15:17‑18)
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Eph. 2:1• 1And you, being dead in your offences and your sins, (Eph. 2:1)
whither.
John 7:34• 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find ; and where I am, ye cannot come. (John 7:34)
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John 13:33• 33Little children , yet a little I am with you. Ye will seek me; and, even as I said to the Jews, where I go away ye cannot come, also to you I say now. (John 13:33)
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Matt. 25:41,46• 41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, accursed, into the everlasting fire that is prepared for the devil and his angels.
 46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life everlasting. (Matt. 25:41,46)
• The departure of Jesus after His coming is the overthrow, of Judaism and the necessary condition of Christianity. We must not be surprised then, if our Lord again and again recurs to it, to its moral associations and consequences, and above all to its bearing on Himself personally, ever the uppermost thought of our evangelist. (“Notes on John 8:21-29” by W. Kelly)
• They sought a Messiah that they might gratify their ambition and worldly lusts; and such is not the Messiah of God, who is now found of those that sought Him not. (“John 8” by W. Kelly)
• “Where I go away, ye cannot come.” They were rejecting the only One who could wean from earth or fit for heaven. (“John 8” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Hea said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me and shall die in your sin: where I go away, ye cannot come.

WK Translation Notes

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Some MSS. insert "Jesus."