56 Your father Abraham (A)rejoiced to see My day, (B)and he saw it and was glad.”

57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (C)before Abraham was, (D)I AM.”

59 Then (E)they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, (F)going[a] through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:59 NU omits the rest of v. 59.

56 Your father Abraham(A) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(B) and was glad.”

57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”

58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(C) I am!”(D) 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(E) but Jesus hid himself,(F) slipping away from the temple grounds.

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