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John 8:58 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Jesus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
said
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
unto them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, Verily
amen (Greek #281)
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
KJV usage: amen, verily.
Pronounce: am-ane'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0543)
, verily
amen (Greek #281)
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
KJV usage: amen, verily.
Pronounce: am-ane'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0543)
, I say
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
unto you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
, Before
prin (Greek #4250)
prior, sooner
KJV usage: before (that), ere.
Pronounce: prin
Origin: adverb from 4253
Abraham
Abraam (Greek #11)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
KJV usage: Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
Pronounce: ab-rah-am'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (085)
was
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
, I
ego (Greek #1473)
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
KJV usage: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
Pronounce: eg-o'
n am
eimi (Greek #1510)
a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic)
KJV usage: am, have been, X it is I, was. See also 1488, 1498, 1511, 1527, 2258, 2071, 2070, 2075, 2076, 2771, 2468, 5600.
Pronounce: i-mee'
Origin: the first person singular present indicative
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John 1:1‑2• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2*He* was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)
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Ex. 3:14• 14And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you. (Ex. 3:14)
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Isa. 43:13• 13Yea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it? (Isa. 43:13)
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Col. 1:17• 17And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him. (Col. 1:17)
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Rev. 1:8• 8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)

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Abraham,
The Lord Jesus

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Ministry on This Verse

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Verily.
John 8:34,51• 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin.
 51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one shall keep my word, he shall never see death. (John 8:34,51)
Before.
John 1:1‑2• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2*He* was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)
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John 17:5,24• 5and now glorify *me*, *thou* Father, along with thyself, with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was.
 24Father, as to those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:5,24)
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Prov. 8:22‑30• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
 23I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
 26while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
 29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
 30then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; (Prov. 8:22‑30)
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Isa. 9:6• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)
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Mic. 5:2• 2(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)
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Col. 1:17• 17And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him. (Col. 1:17)
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Heb. 1:10‑12• 10And, *Thou* in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.
 11They shall perish, but *thou* continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
 12and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but *thou* art the Same, and thy years shall not fail. (Heb. 1:10‑12)
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Heb. 13:8• 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages to come. (Heb. 13:8)
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Rev. 1:11,17‑18• 11saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
 17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:11,17‑18)
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Rev. 2:8• 8And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived: (Rev. 2:8)
I am.That our Lord by this expression asserted his divinity and eternal existence, as the great I AM, appears evident from the use of the present tense, instead of the past tense, from its being in answer to the Jews, who enquired whether he had seen Abraham, and from its being thus understood by the multitude, who were exasperated at it to such a degree that they took up stones to stone him.
The ancient Jews not only believed that the Messiah was superior to and Lord of all the patriarchs, and even of angels, but that his celestial nature existed with God from whom it emanated, before the creation, and that the creation was effected by his ministry.
Ex. 3:14• 14And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you. (Ex. 3:14)
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Isa. 43:13• 13Yea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it? (Isa. 43:13)
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Isa. 44:6,8• 6Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside me there is no God.
 8Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any. (Isa. 44:6,8)
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Isa. 46:9• 9Remember the former things of old; for I am *God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; (Isa. 46:9)
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Isa. 48:12• 12Hearken unto me, Jacob, and thou Israel, my called. I am HE; I, the first, and I, the last. (Isa. 48:12)
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Rev. 1:8• 8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)
• The ever-subsisting One….Abraham came into being. Jesus is God, and God is. “I am” is the expression of eternal subsistence, of Godhead. He could as truly have said, Before Adam was, I am; but the question was about Abraham, and with that calm dignity which never goes beyond the needed truth, He asserts it, and no more. (“John 8” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham wasa , I amb.

WK Translation Notes

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"Was born" is fuller and more precise, but lacks the dignity of "was."
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"I am" is the expression of eternal subsistence, of Godhead.