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The Jews therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, `Where I am going, you can`t come?`"
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A Contemptuous Question
Scholars unanimously agree that the Jews' question, "Will he kill himself?" was not a genuine inquiry but a malicious sneer. They used the idea of suicide—a grave sin in their culture—to mock Jesus. Commentators describe their words as "subtle and bitter," "insolent," and "wicked," revealing their deep-seated hostility and contempt for him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will he kill himself? It is difficult to know whether this question was asked from ignorance or malice. Self-murder was regarded then, as …
Will he kill himself? (μητ αποκτενε εαυτον; ). Negative answer formally expected, but there is a manifest sneer in the query. "The…
19th Century
Anglican
Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself?—They see the deeper meaning of His words, and yet cannot see how that meaning i…
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Baptist
Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself? because he says, Where I go, you cannot come. And he said to them, You are from beneath; I am from ab…
The following discourse marks the dual destiny of Jesus and his opponents: he would return to the Father, and they would die in their sins. Jesus c…
16th Century
Protestant
Will he kill himself? The scribes persist not only in fearless scorn, but also in insolence; for they ridicule what he had said, that …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said the Jews, will he kill himself ? &c.] Which was not only a wicked, but a foolish consequence, drawn from h…
Those who live in unbelief are forever undone if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly an…
13th Century
Catholic
After our Lord showed His special position with respect to light, He here reveals the effect of this light: that it frees us from darknes…