John 8:56-58

56 "¹Your father Abraham ²rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."

57 ³So 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, ⁴I am."

Cross References

• 1. John 8:37, 39
• 2. Matthew 13:17; Hebrews 11:13
• 3. John 1:19
• 4. Exodus 3:14; John 1:1; John 17:5, 24

Footnotes

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