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John 8:20
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18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and athe Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”  
19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, a“You know neither Me nor My Father. bIf you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”  
20 These words Jesus spoke in athe treasury, as He taught in the temple; and bno one laid hands on Him, for cHis hour had not yet come.  

Jesus Predicts His Departure

21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and ayou will seek Me, and bwill die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”  
22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”
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John 8:20

The treasury - See the notes at Matthew 21:12.

His hour was not yet come - The time for him to die had not yet arrived, and God restrained them, and kept his life. This proves that God has power over wicked men to control them, and to make them accomplish his own purposes.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing John 8:20:

Matthew 19:1

 

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