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

Verily.

John 8:34,51 Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. . . .

Before.

John 1:1,2 In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God. . . .

John 17:5,24 And now glorify thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world was, with thee. . . .

Proverbs 8:22-30 I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. . . .

Isaiah 9:6 For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace.

Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Colossians 1:17 And he is before all: and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 1:10-12 And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens. . . .

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today: and the same for ever.

Revelation 1:11,17,18 Saying: What thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea. . . .

Revelation 2:8 And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive:

I am.

Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you.

Isaiah 43:13 And from the beginning I am the same, and there is none that can deliver out of my hind: I will work, and who shall turn it away?

Isaiah 44:6,8 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 besides me there is no God. . . .

Isaiah 46:9 Remember this, and be ashamed: return, ye transgressors, to the heart.

Isaiah 48:12 Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Context
Before Abraham was Born, I Am
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. 59They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.…
Cross References
Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.

John 8:24
Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sin.

John 8:28
Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have lifted up, the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself. But as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak.

John 10:25
Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me.

John 17:5
And now glorify thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world was, with thee.

John 17:24
Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me, because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world.

Colossians 1:17
And he is before all: and by him all things consist.

Lexicon
“Truly,
Ἀμὴν (Amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

truly,
ἀμὴν (amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

I tell
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

you,”
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

declared,
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“before
πρὶν (prin)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4250: Formerly, before. Adverb from pro; prior, sooner.

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

was born,
γενέσθαι (genesthai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am!”
εἰμί (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.


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

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.

"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."

Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."

Jesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming -- I am;'
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