John 8:58
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- KJV
- Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
- WEB
- Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
- ASV
- Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
- DARBY
- Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
- BLB
- Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, before Abraham came into being, I am!”
- ÅB
- Jesus sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Før Abraham ble til, er jeg.
- OTB
- “Sannelig, sannelig sier Jeg dere,” svarte Jesus, “før Abraham ble født, er Jeg!”
- B1930
- Jesus sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Før Abraham blev til, er jeg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 3:14
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Read in contextColossians 1:17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Read in contextJohn 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Read in contextJohn 1:1–2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:6
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Read in contextJohn 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Read in contextRevelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Read in contextHebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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