John 8:58
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58 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”(A)
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Exodus 3:14
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14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”[a] He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”(A)
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- 3.14 Or I am what I am or I will be what I will be
Colossians 1:17
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17 He himself is before all things, and in[a] him all things hold together.
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- 1.17 Or by
John 17:5
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5 So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.(A)
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John 1:1-2
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The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(A) 2 He was in the beginning with God.
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Isaiah 44:6
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6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
I am the first, and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.(A)
Revelation 1:8
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8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.(A)
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.(A)
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Hebrews 13:8
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8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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Revelation 2:8
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The Message to Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:(A)
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Hebrews 1:10-12
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10 And,
“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;(A)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like clothing;(B)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
and like clothing[a] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.”
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- 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing
Micah 5:2
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The Ruler from Bethlehem
2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.(A)
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- 5.2 5.1 in Heb
Isaiah 48:12
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12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I called:
I am he; I am the first,
and I am the last.(A)
Isaiah 9:6
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
Revelation 1:17-18
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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(A) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(B)
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Isaiah 46:9
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9 remember the former things of old,
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like me,(A)
Isaiah 44:8
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8 Do not fear or be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
You are my witnesses!
Is there any god besides me?
There is no other rock; I know not one.(A)
Isaiah 43:13
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13 Indeed, since that day I am he;
there is no one who can deliver from my hand;
I work, and who can hinder it?(A)
Proverbs 8:22-30
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Wisdom’s Part in Creation
22 “The Lord created me at the beginning[a] of his work,[b]
the first of his acts of long ago.(A)
23 Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(B)
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,(C)
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields[c]
or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(D)
28 when he made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,(E)
30 then I was beside him, like a master worker,[d]
and I was daily his[e] delight,
playing before him always,(F)
Revelation 1:11
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11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
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John 8:51
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51 Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”(A)
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John 8:34
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34 Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.(A)
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