John 8:23

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John 8:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

21 Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

22 So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

23 Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

24 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

25 “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

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John 3:13

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John 3:31

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Psalms 17:4

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Romans 8:7

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Romans 8:8

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1 Corinthians 15:47

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1 Corinthians 15:48

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

Philippians 3:19

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Philippians 3:20

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Philippians 3:21

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James 3:15

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James 3:16

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James 3:17

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1 John 2:15

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1 John 2:16

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John 15:18

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John 15:19

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John 17:14

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John 17:16

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James 4:4

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1 John 4:5

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1 John 4:6

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1 John 5:19

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1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.