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Thensaid the Jews unto him,Now we knowthat thou hast a devil.Abraham is dead, and the prophets;andthousayest, If a mankeepmysaying, he shallnever**taste of death.
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Art*thou greater thanourfatherAbraham,which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whommakestthouthyself?
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Jesusanswered, IfIhonourmyself,myhonourisnothing: it ismyFather that honourethme; of whomyesay, that he isyourGod:
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Yet ye havenotknownhim;butIknowhim:andif I should say*, I knowhimnot, I shall be a liarlike unto you:but I knowhim,andkeephissaying.
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YourfatherAbrahamrejoicedtoseemyday:and he saw it, and was glad.
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Thensaid the Jewsuntohim, Thou art not yetfifty years old,and hast thou seenAbraham?
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Jesussaid unto them,Verily,verily, I say unto you,BeforeAbrahamwas, Iam.
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Then took they upstonestocastathim:butJesus hid himself, andwent out of the temple,goingthrough the midst of them,andso passed by.