John 8:58

Jeshu saith to them, Amen, amen, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I AM.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

57The Jihudoyee said to him, Yet the son of fifty years thou art not, and Abraham hast thou seen?

59And they took up stones to stone him; but Jeshu concealed himself, and went from the temple, and passed among them, and went.

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Cross References

John 8:34Jeshu saith to them, Amen I tell you, Whoever doeth sin is the servant of sin.

Matthew Henry on John 8:52-59

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye… Read the whole commentary →

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