John 8:23 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and he said to them, `Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;
English ASV
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
English Amplified
He said to them, You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world (of this earthly order); I am not of this world.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He said to them, You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world (of this earthly order); I am not of this world.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
“You are from below,” he told them, “I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
English EASY 2024
Jesus answered, ‘You belong to the things down here in the world. But I have come from above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
But Jesus said to them, "You people are from here below, but I am from above. You belong to this world, but I don't belong to this world.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Jesus answered, “You belong to this world here below, but I come from above. You are from this world, but I am not from this world.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Jesus said to them, "You're from below. I'm from above. You're from this world. I'm not from this world.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
"You are from below," He told them, "I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English KJV 1611
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
English LSB
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.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
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.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He said to them, "You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
But Jesus said, "You are from below. I am from heaven. You are from this world. I am not from this world.
English NIV
But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English NKJ 1982
And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
English NLT
Then he said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He said to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Jesus spoke up and said, “You are all from the earth; I am from above. I am not from this world like you are.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Then he said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not.
English Tyndale 1537
And he said unto them: ye are from beneath, I am from above. Ye are of this world, I am not of this world.