John 8:51-58

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

52 ³The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You ⁴have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, 'If anyone ⁵keeps My word, he will never * ⁶taste of death.'

53 "Surely You ⁷are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?"

54 Jesus answered, "⁸If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ⁹it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God ';

55 and ¹⁰you have not come to know Him, ¹¹but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ¹²a liar like you, ¹³but I do know Him and ¹⁴keep His word.

56 "¹⁵Your father Abraham ¹⁶rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."

57 ¹⁷So the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?"

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

Cross References

• 1. John 8:55; John 14:23; John 15:20; John 17:6
• 2. Matthew 16:28; Luke 2:26; John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 11:5
• 3. John 1:19
• 4. John 7:20
• 5. John 8:55; John 14:23; John 15:20; John 17:6
• 6. John 8:51
• 7. John 4:12
• 8. John 8:50
• 9. John 7:39
• 10. John 8:19; John 15:21
• 11. John 7:29
• 12. John 8:44
• 13. John 7:29
• 14. John 8:51; John 15:10
• 15. John 8:37, 39
• 16. Matthew 13:17; Hebrews 11:13
• 17. John 1:19
• 18. Exodus 3:14; John 1:1; John 17:5, 24

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "in order that he might see"
• [b]. Lit "came into being"