Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.†”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 8:58 in context
John 8:55–59
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You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.
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Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.”
57
The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?”
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Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.†”
59
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.
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