# John 8.25

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 23. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.</span>
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> **25. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.</span> 27. They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father. (John 8:23-27, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 23. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”</span>
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> **25. They said therefore to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world.”</span> 27. They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father. (John 8:23-27, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 23. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.</span>
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> **25. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.</span> 27. They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. (John 8:23-27, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 23. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.'</span>
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> **25. They said, therefore, to him, 'Thou, who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I, what things I heard from Him, these I say to the world.'</span> 27. They knew not that of the Father he spake to them; (John 8:23-27, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G0746 - arche](/codex/g0746-arche/), *arche* (Strong's G746). Also appears in: [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/), [Matthew 19.8](/codex/matthew-19-8/), [Luke 1.1-4](/codex/luke-1-1-4/).
- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 8](/codex/john-8/)

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