Too long our soul has been sated with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the proud.
John 8:22 - Revised Standard Version Then said the Jews, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At this the Jews began to ask among themselves, Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, Where I am going, it is not possible for you to come? American Standard Version (1901) The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come? Common English Bible The Jewish leaders said, “He isn’t going to kill himself, is he? Is that why he said, ‘Where I’m going, you can’t come’?” Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Jews said, "Is he going to kill himself, for he said: 'Where I am going, you are not able to go?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews therefore said: Will he kill himself, because he said: Whither I go, you cannot come? |
Too long our soul has been sated with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the proud.
But I am a worm, and no man; scorned by men, and despised by the people.
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
Many of them said, “He has a demon, and he is mad; why listen to him?”
The people answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”
The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we shall not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp, and bear the abuse he endured.