23 I was formed[a] before ancient times,
from the beginning, before the earth began.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:23 Or consecrated

23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

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Prologue

In the beginning(A) was the Word,(B) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D)

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The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D)

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58 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”(A)

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58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(A) I am!”(B)

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