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John 8:58

NETBible	Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,¹ before Abraham came into existence,² I am!”³
NIV © biblegateway Joh 8:58	"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
NASB © biblegateway Joh 8:58	Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."
NLT © biblegateway Joh 8:58	Jesus answered, "The truth is, I existed before Abraham was even born!"
MSG © biblegateway Joh 8:58	"Believe me," said Jesus, "I am who I am long before Abraham was anything."
BBE © SABDAweb Joh 8:58	Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
NRSV © bibleoremus Joh 8:58	Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am."
NKJV © biblegateway Joh 8:58	Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."
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KJV	Jesus <2424> said <2036> (5627) unto them <846>_, Verily <281>_, verily <281>_, I say <3004> (5719) unto you <5213>_, Before <4250> Abraham <11> was <1096> (5635)_, I <1473> am <1510> (5748)_.
NASB © biblegateway Joh 8:58	Jesus <2424> said <3004> to them, "Truly <281> , truly <281> , I say <3004> to you, before <4250> Abraham <11> was born <1096> , I am <1510> ."
NET [draft] ITL	Jesus <2424> said <2036> to them <846> , “I tell <3004> you <5213> the solemn truth <281> <281> , before <4250> Abraham <11> came into existence <1096> , I <1473> am <1510> !”
GREEK	eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S autoiv <846> P-DPM ihsouv <2424> N-NSM amhn <281> HEB amhn <281> HEB legw <3004> (5719) V-PAI-1S umin <5213> P-2DP prin <4250> ADV abraam <11> N-PRI genesyai <1096> (5635) V-2ADN egw <1473> P-1NS eimi <1510> (5748) V-PXI-1S

NETBible

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,¹ before Abraham came into existence,² I am!”³

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

²tn Grk “before Abraham was.”

³sn I am! is an explicit claim to deity. Although each occurrence of the phrase “I am” in the Fourth Gospel needs to be examined individually in context to see if an association with Exod 3:14 is present, it seems clear that this is the case here (as the response of the Jewish authorities in the following verse shows).