^19 (A)Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.

²⁹ “And ^(A)now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.

¹⁷ And ^(A)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But ^(B)He laid His right hand on me, saying ^[a]to me, “Do not be afraid; ^(C)I am the First and the Last. ^18 (D)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, ^(E)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And ^(F)I have the keys of ^[b]Hades and of Death.

⁴ But these things I have told you, that when ^[a]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

²³ And He said to them, ^(A)“You are from beneath; I am from above. ^(B)You are of this world; I am not of this world. ^24 (C)Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; ^(D)for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

The Coming Messenger

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

²⁵ See, I have told you beforehand.