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58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”[a] 59 So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

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  1. 8.58 The present tense indicates Christ’s eternal existence as God.

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

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

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