Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born."
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them,
King James Version
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Holman Bible
Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
Jesus told them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, before there was an Abraham, I AM!"
A Conservative Version
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.
American Standard Version
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
Amplified
Jesus replied,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was born, I am." [Note: The words "I am" were probably construed as a reference to being Deity. See Ex. 3:14].
Anderson New Testament
Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, before Abraham came into being, I was.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
Common New Testament
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was I AM.
Darby Translation
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus said unto them, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to them, "I tell you, I existed before Abraham was born!"
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
King James 2000
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!"
Modern King James verseion
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I AM!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you: Yer Abraham was, I am."
Moffatt New Testament
"Truly, truly I tell you," said Jesus, "I have existed before Abraham was born."
Montgomery New Testament
"In solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
NET Bible
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!"
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."
Noyes New Testament
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, From before Abraham was, I have been.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, that before Abraham existed, I am.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus said unto them - Verily, verily, I say unto you: Before, Abraham, came into existence, I, am.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus said unto them, Before Abraham had a being, I Am.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "before Abraham existed I was."
Webster
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Weymouth New Testament
"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."
Worrell New Testament
Jesus said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham existed, I am."
Worsley New Testament
Jesus said unto them, Before Abraham was, I am.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming -- I am;'
Themes
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am's of Christ » The eternal one
Jesus Christ » Preexistence of
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ existing before all things
Jesus Christ » Names of » I am
Knowledge » God the father and jesus Christ knowing each other
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 8:58
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:58
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Prayers for John 8:58
Questions on John 8:58
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus And Abraham
57 The Jews then said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" 58 Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born." 59 At this the Jews took up stones to stone Him, but Jesus made His way out of the temple unperceived.
Phrases
Cross References
John 17:5
So now, Father, glorify me up there in your presence just as you did before the world existed.
John 17:24
Father, I want to have those whom you have given me right where I am, in order that they may see the glory which you have given me, because you loved me before the creation of the world.
John 1:1-2
In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, everyone who lives in sin is a slave of sin.
John 8:51
I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."
Colossians 1:17
So He existed before all things, and through Him all things are held together.
Hebrews 1:10-12
And: "You, Lord, in the beginning founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes, forever.
Revelation 1:8
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come, the Almighty.
Revelation 1:11
"Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
Revelation 1:17-18
So when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He laid His right hand upon me and said: "Do not be afraid any more. I am the First and the Last;
Revelation 2:8
"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna write: "'The First and the Last, who once was dead but came to life again, speaks as follows: