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John 8:56-58
1599 Geneva Bible
John 8:56-58
1599 Geneva Bible
56 [a]Your father Abraham [b]rejoiced to see my [c]day, and he [d]saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I [e]am.
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- John 8:56 The virtue of Christ showed itself through all former ages in the Fathers, for they saw in the promises, that he should come, and did very joyfully lay hold on him with a lively faith.
- John 8:56 Was very desirous.
- John 8:56 A day is a space that a man liveth in, or doeth any notable act, or suffereth any great thing.
- John 8:56 With the eyes of faith, Heb. 11:13.
- John 8:58 Christ as he was God, was before Abraham: and he was the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world.
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