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Jesusanswered, "1If I glorifyMyself, My glory is nothing; 2it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God ';
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and 3you have not come to know Him, 4but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be 5a liarlike you, 6but I do know Him and 7keep His word.
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"8Your fatherAbraham9rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."
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10So 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, 11I am."
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Therefore they 12picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus13hid Himself and went out of the temple.