John 8:59

⁵⁷ Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”

⁵⁸ “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.
ASV: They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
DARBY: They took up therefore stones that they might cast [them] at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, [going through the midst of them, and thus passed on.]
BLB: Therefore they took up stones so that they might cast [them] at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went forth out of the temple.

ÅB: Da tok de steiner opp for å kaste på ham; men Jesus skjulte seg og gikk ut av templet.
OTB: Da tok de opp steiner for å kaste på Ham, men Jesus skjulte seg og forlot tempelområdet.
B1930: Da tok de stener op for å kaste på ham; men Jesus skjulte sig og gikk ut av templet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 11:8
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
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John 10:39–40
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
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John 10:30–33
I and the Father are one.”
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Leviticus 24:16
Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
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Luke 4:29–30
They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
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John 11:54
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
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John 18:31
“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
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Acts 8:39–40
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
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