52 The Jewish opposition said to Jesus, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never die.'
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Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died and the prophets died, so who do you make yourself out to be?"
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Jesus answered, " If I glorify myself, my glory is meaningless. My Father, who you say is your God, is the one who glorifies me.
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You don't know him, but I do. If I said I didn't know him, I would be like you, a liar. But I do know him, and I keep his word.
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Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see my day. He saw it and was happy."
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"You aren't even 50 years old!" the Jewish opposition replied. "How can you say that you have seen Abraham?"
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" I assure you," Jesus replied, " before Abraham was, I Am."
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So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple.