John 8:57
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The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham?

Context
Before Abraham was Born, I Am
56Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it and was glad. 57The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham? 58Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM.…
Cross References
John 1:19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

John 8:58
Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM.

Lexicon
Then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

said
Εἶπον (Eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Him,
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“You are
ἔχεις (echeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

not yet
οὔπω (oupō)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3768: Not yet. From ou and po; not yet.

fifty
Πεντήκοντα (Pentēkonta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.

years [old],
ἔτη (etē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

You have seen
ἑώρακας (heōrakas)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

Abraham?”
Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.


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

Therefore the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?"

Then said the Jews to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?

The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

The Jews therefore said to him, Thou hast not yet fifty years, and hast thou seen Abraham?

The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

Then said the Jews to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

"You are not yet fifty years old," cried the Jews, "and have you seen Abraham?"

The Jews therefore said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"

The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'
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