John 8:58
Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”
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- Exod 3:14 : 14 God said to Moses,“I AM that I AM.” And he said,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
- John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
- John 17:24 : 24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
- Col 1:17 : 17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
- Isa 44:6 : 6 The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
- Isa 9:6 : 6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Amazing Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Heb 1:10-12 : 10 And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment, 12 and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out.”
- Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!
- Mic 5:2 : 2 A King Will Come and a Remnant Will Prosper(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah– from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
- Rev 1:17-18 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, 18 and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
- Rev 2:8 : 8 To the Church in Smyrna“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:
- John 1:1-2 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Gospel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning.
- John 8:34 : 34 Jesus answered them,“I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.
- John 8:51 : 51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
- Rev 1:8 : 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God– the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come– the All-Powerful!
- Rev 1:11 : 11 saying:“Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches– to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- Isa 43:13 : 13 From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”
- Prov 8:22-30 : 22 The LORD created me as the beginning of his works, before his deeds of long ago. 23 From eternity I have been fashioned, from the beginning, from before the world existed. 24 When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water; 25 before the mountains were set in place– before the hills– I was born, 26 before he made the earth and its fields, or the top soil of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,
- Isa 44:8 : 8 Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
- Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,
- Isa 48:12 : 12 Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.
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- John 8:51-577 verses82%
51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
52 Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”
54 Jesus replied,“If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say,‘He is our God.’
55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.
56 Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
57 Then the Judeans replied,“You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?”
- Exod 3:14-152 verses75%
14 God said to Moses,“I AM that I AM.” And he said,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘The LORD– the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob– has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’
- John 8:23-264 verses74%
23 Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
25 So they said to him,“Who are you?” Jesus replied,“What I have told you from the beginning.
26 I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”
- John 8:38-425 verses73%
38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the Father!”
39 They answered him,“Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied,“If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.”Then they said to Jesus,“We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”
42 Jesus replied,“If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
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8 Jesus replied,“I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.”
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59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.
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28 Then Jesus said,“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.
- John 18:5-62 verses71%
5 They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.)
6 So when Jesus said to them,“I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.
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26 Jesus said to her,“I, the one speaking to you, am he.”
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48 I am the bread of life.
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14 Jesus answered,“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
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5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
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30 This is the one about whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’
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33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘You will become free’?”
- Exod 6:2-32 verses69%
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him,“I am the LORD.
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name‘the LORD’ I was not known to them.
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15 John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”
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19 I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.
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23 From eternity I have been fashioned, from the beginning, from before the world existed.
- John 10:7-82 verses69%
7 So Jesus said again,“I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.
8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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32 ‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.
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25 before the mountains were set in place– before the hills– I was born,
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6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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9 Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”
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28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
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18 I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
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30 The Father and I are one.”
- John 8:20-212 verses68%
20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
21 Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
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62 “I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
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17 So he told them,“My Father is working until now, and I too am working.”
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34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
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12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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28 Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,