John 8:24

24 "Therefore I said to you that you 1will die in your sins; for unless * you believe that 2I am He, 3you will die in your sins."

John 8:24 In-Context

22 So the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come '?"
23 And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
25 So they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "What have I been saying to you from the beginning?
26 "I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world."

Cross References 3

  • 1. John 8:21
  • 2. Matthew 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; John 8:28, 58; John 13:19
  • 3. John 8:21

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Most authorities associate this with Ex 3:14, "I AM WHO I AM"
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