Parallel Verses

King James Version

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

New American Standard Bible

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”

Holman Bible

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”

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, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am.”

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."

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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824


Usage: 0

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

I say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

πρίν 
Prin 
Usage: 7

G11
Ἀβραάμ 
Abraam 
Usage: 54

was
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 8:58

References

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Prayers for John 8:58

Context Readings

Jesus And Abraham

57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.



Cross References

Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

John 17:5

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

John 17:24

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 44:6

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

John 1:1-2

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Proverbs 8:22-30

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

Isaiah 44:8

Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

Isaiah 46:9

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

Isaiah 48:12

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

John 8:51

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Colossians 1:17

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 1:10-12

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Revelation 1:8

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:11

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 1:17-18

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

Revelation 2:8

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

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