² But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

²⁴ Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

¹⁷ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

²⁰ Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,