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John 8:58

John.8.58

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Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 8:58 English Standard Version (ESV)Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated into any other language.

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  1. John 8:58 alludes to Exodus 3:14

    Strong allusion or echoHigh confidence

    Jesus' statement that before Abraham was born, I am, uses the absolute I am of God's self-naming at the burning bush, and His hearers respond by picking up stones.

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    • A claim of pre-existence only: Some interpreters read the saying primarily as a claim to exist before Abraham without a direct echo of Exodus 3:14, though the reaction of the crowd suggests they heard more.

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