John 8:58

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

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  • Exod 3:14 : 14 And God said to him, I AM WHAT I AM: and he said, Say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
  • John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.
  • Col 1:17 : 17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
  • Isa 44:6 : 6 The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
  • Heb 1:10-12 : 10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: 11 They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe; 12 They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end.
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one; 18 And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:
  • John 1:1-2 : 1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. 2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
  • John 8:34 : 34 And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.
  • John 8:51 : 51 Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
  • Rev 1:8 : 8 I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
  • Isa 43:13 : 13 From time long past I am God, and from this day I am he: there is no one who is able to take you out of my hand: when I undertake a thing, by whom will my purpose be changed?
  • Prov 8:22-30 : 22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past. 23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was. 24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water. 25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth: 26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world. 27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: 28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed: 29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth: 30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
  • Isa 44:8 : 8 Have no fear, be strong in heart; have I not made it clear to you in the past, and let you see it? and you are my witnesses. Is there any God but me, or a Rock of whom I have no knowledge?
  • Isa 46:9 : 9 Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me;
  • Isa 48:12 : 12 Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

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  • John 8:51-57
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    51Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

    52The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

    53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

    54Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

    55You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

    56Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

    57Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?

  • Exod 3:14-15
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    14And God said to him, I AM WHAT I AM: and he said, Say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

    15And God went on to say to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my sign to all generations.

  • John 8:23-26
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    23And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

    25Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

    26I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • John 8:38-42
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    38I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

    39In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

    40But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

    41You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

    42Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • John 18:8
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    8Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • John 8:59
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    59So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

  • John 8:28
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    28So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 18:5-6
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    5Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

    6And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

  • John 4:26
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    26Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

  • John 6:48
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    48I am the bread of life.

  • John 8:14
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    14Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • John 17:5
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    5And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

  • John 1:30
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    30This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 8:33
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    33They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

  • Exod 6:2-3
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    2And God said to Moses, I am Yahweh:

    3I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.

  • John 1:15
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    15John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 13:19
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    19From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.

  • Prov 8:23
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    23From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

  • John 10:7-8
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    7So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

    8All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

  • Acts 7:32
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    32I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it.

  • Prov 8:25
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    25Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

  • John 14:6
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    6Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

  • John 9:9
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    9Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

  • John 16:28
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    28I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • John 8:18
    68%

    18I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • John 10:30
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    30I and my Father are one.

  • John 8:20-21
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    20Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

    21Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • Mark 14:62
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    62And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

  • John 5:17
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    17But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

  • Gen 24:34
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    34And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

  • John 8:12
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    12Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

  • John 7:28
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    28Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.