John 8:51-59

51 Truly, truly, ¹I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never ²see death. ”

52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! ³Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet ⁴you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never ⁵taste death. ’

53 ⁶Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be? ”

54 Jesus answered, ⁷“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. ⁸It is my Father who glorifies me, ⁹of whom you say, ‘He is our God. ’ ^[a]

55 But ¹⁰you have not known him. ¹¹I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be ¹²a liar ¹³like you, but I do know him and I keep his word.

56 ¹⁴Your father Abraham ¹⁵rejoiced ¹⁶that he would see my day. ¹⁷He saw it and was glad. ”

57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? ” ^[b]

58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, ¹⁸I am. ”

59 So ¹⁹they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.