John 8:58

The Jesus says to{same}, "Amen, amen I-am-saying to{you}, prior Abraham to-become, I am-being."

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

57So, the Judeans say toward same, "Not-yet you-are-having fifty years and you-have-seen Abraham[?]"

59So, they-lift stones in-which-place they-may-cast upon same; moreover, Jesus is-hidden, and comes-out out of{the consecrated[i.e. temple]}, come[ing]-through through of{midst} of{same}, and has-been-leading-aside the-same-ly,

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Cross References

John 8:34The Jesus responds to{same}, "Amen, amen I-am-saying to{you} that every, the doing the sin, is-being [a] slave of{the 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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