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John 8:22

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So the Jewish leaders were like, 'Wait, is he talking about killing himself? Because he keeps saying he's going somewhere we can't follow.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

They completely missed what Jesus was really saying about going back to heaven.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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