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

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14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, (A)‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

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17 (A)And He is before all things, and in Him (B)all things consist.

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And now, O Father, glorify Me together [a]with Yourself, with the glory (A)which I had with You before the world was.

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  1. John 17:5 Lit. alongside

The Eternal Word(A)

In the beginning (B)was the Word, and the (C)Word was (D)with God, and the Word was (E)God. (F)He was in the beginning with God.

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There Is No Other God

“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘I am the First and I am the Last;
Besides Me there is no God.

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(A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [a]the Beginning and the End,” says the [b]Lord, (B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the (C)Almighty.”

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  1. Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
  2. Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God

Jesus Christ is (A)the same yesterday, today, and forever.

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24 (A)“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; (B)for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

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God’s Ancient Plan to Redeem Israel

12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob,
And Israel, My called:
I am He, (A)I am the (B)First,
I am also the Last.

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The Persecuted Church

“And to the [a]angel of the church in Smyrna write,

‘These things says (A)the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:

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  1. Revelation 2:8 Or messenger

The Coming Messiah

“But you, (A)Bethlehem (B)Ephrathah,
Though you are little (C)among the (D)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be (E)Ruler in Israel,
(F)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From [a]everlasting.”

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  1. Micah 5:2 Lit. the days of eternity

(A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.

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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.

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  1. Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
  2. Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm

10 And:

(A)“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 (B)They will perish, but You remain;
And (C)they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the (D)same,
And Your years will not fail.”

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13 (A)Indeed before the day was, I am He;
And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;
I work, and who will (B)reverse it?”

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(A)Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and (B)there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,

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Do not fear, nor be afraid;
(A)Have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
(B)You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed (C)there is no other Rock;
I know not one.’ ”

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22 “The(A) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (B)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 (C)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [a]fields,
Or the [b]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 (D)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When (E)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 (F)Then I was beside Him as [c]a master craftsman;
(G)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

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  1. Proverbs 8:26 outer places
  2. Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
  3. Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up

11 saying, [a]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [b]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

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  1. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
  2. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia

51 Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”

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34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

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