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John 8:58

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Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
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  1. Exodus 3:14Rank 1 from verse 58
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    14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

  2. Colossians 1:17Rank 2 from verse 58
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    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  3. John 17:5Rank 3 from verse 58
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    5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  4. John 1:1–2Rank 4 from verse 58
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    1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2The same was in the beginning with God.

  5. Isaiah 44:6Rank 5 from verse 58
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    6Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

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John 8:58

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

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59Then 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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