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John 8:21
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KJ21
Then Jesus said again unto them, “I go My way, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins. Whither I go, ye cannot come.”
ASV
He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.
AMP
Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
AMPC
Therefore He said again to them, I am going away, and you will be looking for Me, and you will die in (under the curse of) your sin. Where I am going, it is not possible for you to come.
BRG
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
CSB
Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.”
CSBA
Then he said to them again, ‘I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.’
CEB
Jesus continued, “I’m going away. You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you can’t come.”
CJB
Again he told 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.”
CEV
Jesus also told them, “I am going away, and you will look for me. But you cannot go where I am going, and you will die with your sins unforgiven.”
DARBY
He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come.
DLNT
Then He said again to them, “I am going away. And you will seek Me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to come”.
DRA
Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go, and you shall seek me, and you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come.
ERV
Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you. You will look for me, but you will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.”
EASY
Jesus said to them again, ‘I will go away and you will look for me. But even when you die, God will still not have forgiven your sins. You cannot go where I will go.’
EHV
So he told them again, “I am going away. You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
ESV
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
ESVUK
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
EXB
Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you [C when he dies, is raised, and ascends to the Father], and you will ·look for [seek; search for] me, but you will die in your ·sins [L sin; C of unbelief]. You cannot come where I am going.”
GNV
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins, Whither I go, can ye not come.
GW
Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can’t go where I’m going.”
GNT
Again Jesus said to them, “I will go away; you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot go where I am going.”
HCSB
Then He said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.”
ICB
Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you. You will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot come where I am going.”
ISV
Later on, he told them again, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me, but you will die in your sin. You cannot come where I’m going.”
PHILLIPS
Later, Jesus spoke to them again and said, “I am going away and you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot come where I am going.”
JUB
¶ Then Jesus said again unto them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, but ye shall die in your sins; where I go, ye shall not be able to come.
KJV
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
AKJV
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
LSB
Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
LEB
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come!”
TLB
Later he said to them again, “I am going away; and you will search for me, and die in your sins. And you cannot come where I am going.”
MSG
Then he went over the same ground again. “I’m leaving and you are going to look for me, but you’re missing God in this and are headed for a dead end. There is no way you can come with me.”
MEV
Again, Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
MOUNCE
Then he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will search for me but will die in · your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
NOG
Yeshua spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can’t go where I’m going.”
NABRE
He said to them again, “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
NASB
Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
NASB1995
Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
NCB
Again he said to them, “I am going away, and you will search for me but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
NCV
Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot come where I am going.”
NET
Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
NIRV
Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away. You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. You can’t come where I am going.”
NIV
Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
NIVUK
Once more Jesus said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.’
NKJV
Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”
NLV
Jesus spoke to the Jews again, saying, “I am going away. You will look for Me but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
NLT
Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.”
NMB
Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way; and you will seek me, and will die in your sins. Where I go, there you cannot come.
NRSVA
Again he said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.’
NRSVACE
Again he said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.’
NRSVCE
Again he said to them, “I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
NRSVUE
Again he said to them, “I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
NTFE
So Jesus spoke to them once more. “I am going away,” he said. “You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. You can’t come where I’m going.”
OJB
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, therefore, again to them, I go away and you will seek me, and in your chet you will go to your mavet. Where I go you are not able to come. [Dt 24:16; Ezek 3:18]
RGT
Then Jesus said again to them, “I go My way. And you shall seek Me and shall die in your sins. Where I go, you cannot come.”
RSV
Again he said to them, “I go away, and you will seek me and die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
RSVCE
Again he said to them, “I go away, and you will seek me and die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
TLV
Then again Yeshua spoke to them, “I am going away. You will look for Me and die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
VOICE
Jesus (to the crowds): I am leaving this place, and you will look for Me and die in your sin. For where I am going, you are unable to come.
WEB
Jesus said therefore again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can’t come.”
WE
Jesus talked to them again. He said, `I am going away. You will try to find me and will die doing wrong things. You cannot come where I am going.'
WYC
Therefore again Jesus said to them, Lo! I go, and ye shall seek me, and ye shall die in your sin; whither I go, ye be not able to come [whither I go, ye may not come].
YLT
therefore said Jesus again to them, `I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'
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