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JOHN 8:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
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“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
I said therefore unto you, That ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins — Jesus reiterates the condition for avoiding spiritual death: belief in his identity. The phrase 'that I am he' (ego eimi) is ambiguous—it could mean 'that I am he [the Messiah]' or more profoundly, 'I am [the divine name].' The ambiguity opens the I-am statement to its fullest theological depth. Without this faith, 'ye shall die in your sins'—the fate of those who do not know Jesus for who he truly is.

Church Fathers on John 8:24

In accordance with what was just, He said that no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come; He now speaks to the Jews of His passion, as a free, and not a compulsory sacrifice on His part: Then said Jesus again to them, I go My way. Death to our Lord was a return to the place whence He had come.

Augustine · 4th century

The connection of these words is such, that they might have been spoken at one place and one time, or at another place and another time: as either nothing at all, or some things, or many may have intervened.

Bede · 8th century

If this was spoken to men who persisted in unbelief, how is it He says, You shall seek Me? For to seek Jesus is to seek truth and wisdom. You will answer that it was said of His persecutors, that they sought to take Him. There are different ways of seeking Jesus. All do not seek Him for their health and profit: and only they who seek Him aright, find peace. And they are said to seek Him aright, who seek the Word which was in the beginning with God, in order that He may lead…

Origen · 3rd century · But some one will object
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