John 8:23 Commentary - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

1) "And he said unto them,'' (kai elegen autois) "And he said to them," directly, very plainly, to those Jews who "did not know Him," Joh 8:14; Joh 8:19.

2) "Ye are from beneath;” (humeis ek ton kato este) "You all are or exist out of the things below," the worldly depraved order of things that are sinful by nature; you are unregenerate, have only a natural, depraved, ignorant spiritual mind, 1Co 2:14; 2Co 4:3-4; Eph 4:18.

3) "I am from above: ye are of this world;” (ego ek ton ano eimi) "I exist out of and from the nature of the things above," from the heavenly and the holy, Joh 1:1-4; Joh 1:14; 2Co 8:9; (humeis ek toutou tou kosmou este) "You all are (by existence) out of and from this world order of people and things," by nature children of wrath, sinners, Rom 3:8-23; Eph 2:3.

4) "I am not of this world." (ego ouk eimi ek tou kosmou toutou) "I am not (exist not) out of this world order," or have not been begotten out of and from the fallen human race, of this world order of darkness, or wickedness, 1Jn 2:15-17; 1Jn 5:19; He instead came down from above, of a Divine supernatural birth, 1Ti 3:16; Gal 4:4-5; Joh 1:14.