John 8:48–58

Before Abraham Was, I Am

⁴⁸The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and ^ghave a demon?” ⁴⁹Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but ^hI honor my Father, and you dishonor me. ⁵⁰Yet ⁱI do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. ⁵¹Truly, truly, ^jI say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never ^ksee death.” ⁵²The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! ^lAbraham died, as did the prophets, yet ^myou say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never ⁿtaste death.’ ^53oAre you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴Jesus answered, ^p“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. ^qIt is my Father who glorifies me, ^rof whom you say, ‘He is our God.’^{4 55}But ^syou have not known him. ^tI know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be ^ua liar ^vlike you, but I do know him and I keep his word. ^56wYour father Abraham ^xrejoiced ^ythat he would see my day. ^zHe saw it and was glad.” ⁵⁷So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”^{5 58}Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, ^aI am.”