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"Surely You 1are not greater than our fatherAbraham, whodied? The prophetsdiedtoo; whom do You makeYourself out to be?"
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Jesusanswered, "2If I glorifyMyself, My glory is nothing; 3it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God ';
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and 4you have not come to know Him, 5but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be 6a liarlike you, 7but I do know Him and 8keep His word.
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"9Your fatherAbraham10rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."
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11So the Jewssaid to Him, "You are not yetfiftyyears old, and have You seenAbraham?"
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Jesussaid to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, beforeAbraham was born, 12I am."
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Therefore they 13picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus14hid Himself and went out of the temple.