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51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
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Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead , and the prophets; and thou sayest , If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
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At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.
53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead : whom makest thou thyself?
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Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54 Jesus answered , If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say , that he is your God:
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Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say , I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
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Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad .
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Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
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“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was , I am .
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“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself , and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by .
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At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
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