John 8:48–58

⁴⁸The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon? ⁴⁹Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me. ⁵⁰But I do not seek my own glory: there is he that seeks and judges.

⁵¹Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one shall keep my word, he shall never see death. ⁵²The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham has died, and the prophets, and thou sayest, If any one keep my word, he shall never taste death. ⁵³Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself? ⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom ye say, He is our God. ⁵⁵And ye know him not; but I know him; and if I said, I know him not, I should be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word. ⁵⁶Your father Abraham exulted in that he should see my day, and he saw and rejoiced. ⁵⁷The Jews therefore said to him, Thou hast not yet fifty years, and hast thou seen Abraham? ⁵⁸Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.