²⁸ and they said to him, ^(A)“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, ^(A)I am.” ⁵⁹ So ^(B)they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.