# John 8.20

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.</span> 19. They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.</span>
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> **20. These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.**
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> 21. He said therefore again unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.</span> 22. The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come? (John 8:18-22, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”</span> 19. They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”</span>
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> **20. Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.**
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> 21. Jesus said therefore again to them, <span class="rl-speech">“I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can’t come.”</span> 22. The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, that he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?” (John 8:18-22, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.</span> 19. Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.</span>
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> **20. These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.**
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> 21. 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 I go, ye cannot come. (John 8:18-22, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">I am [one] who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'</span> 19. They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'</span>
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> **20. These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;**
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> 21. therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.' 22. The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?' (John 8:18-22, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous*, Strong's G2424

## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.