Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to them, "I tell 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.
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."
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born."
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
References
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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 said to him, "You are not fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" 58 Jesus said to them, "I tell you, I existed before Abraham was born!" 59 At that, the Jews picked up stones to throw at him, but he disappeared and made his way out of the Temple.
Phrases
Cross References
John 17:5
Now, Father, do such honor to me in your presence as I had done me there before the world existed.
John 17:24
Father, I wish to have those whom you have given me with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, for you loved me before the creation of the world.
John 1:1-2
In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine.
John 8:34
Jesus answered, "I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
John 8:51
I tell you, if anyone observes my teaching, he will never experience death."
Colossians 1:17
He existed before all things and he sustains and embraces them all.
Hebrews 1:10-12
And "You, Lord, in the beginning founded the earth, And the sky is the work of your hands!
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same today that he was yesterday, and he will be so forever.
Revelation 1:8
"I am the Alpha and the Omega." says the Lord God, who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.
Revelation 1:11
say, "Write what you see in a roll and send it to the seven churches??o Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
Revelation 1:17-18
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. I am the first and the last,
Revelation 2:8
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: " 'The first and the last, who died and came to life again, speaks thus: