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John 8:58
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KJ21
Jesus said unto them, “Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am!”
ASV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
AMP
Jesus replied, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am.”
AMPC
Jesus replied, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I Am.
BRG
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
CSB
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
CSBA
Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.’
CEB
“I assure you,” Jesus replied, “before Abraham was, I Am.”
CJB
Yeshua said to them, “Yes, indeed! Before Avraham came into being, I AM!”
CEV
Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.”
DARBY
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
DLNT
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you— before Abraham came-into-being, I am”.
DRA
Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.
ERV
Jesus answered, “The fact is, before Abraham was born, I Am.”
EASY
Jesus said, ‘I tell you this: Before Abraham was even born, “I am”.’
EHV
Jesus said to them, “Amen, Amen, I tell you: Before Abraham was born, I am.”
ESV
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
ESVUK
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
EXB
Jesus answered, “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], before Abraham was even born, ·I am!” [C A claim to deity; see comments at 8:24; 10:28.]
GNV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
GW
Jesus told them, “I can guarantee this truth: Before Abraham was ever born, I am.”
GNT
“I am telling you the truth,” Jesus replied. “Before Abraham was born, ‘I Am’.”
HCSB
Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”
ICB
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. Before Abraham was born, I am!”
ISV
Jesus told them, “Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, before there was an Abraham, I AM!”
PHILLIPS
“I tell you in solemn truth,” returned Jesus, “before there was an Abraham, I AM!”
JUB
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.
KJV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
AKJV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
LSB
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
LEB
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!”
TLB
Jesus: “The absolute truth is that I was in existence before Abraham was ever born!”
MSG
“Believe me,” said Jesus, “I am who I am long before Abraham was anything.”
MEV
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM.”
MOUNCE
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came to be, I am!”
NOG
Yeshua told them, “I can guarantee this truth: Before Abraham was ever born, I am.”
NABRE
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.”
NASB
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”
NASB1995
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”
NCB
Jesus responded, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
NCV
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!”
NET
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”
NIRV
“What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus answered. “Before Abraham was born, I am!”
NIV
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
NIVUK
‘Very truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’
NKJV
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
NLV
Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, before Abraham was born, I was and am and always will be!”
NLT
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!”
NMB
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.
NRSVA
Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.’
NRSVACE
Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.’
NRSVCE
Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
NRSVUE
Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
NTFE
“I’m telling you the solemn truth,” replied Jesus. “Before Abraham existed, I Am.”
OJB
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Omein, omein, I say to you, before Avraham came into being, Ani Hu. [SHEMOT 3:4; 6:3; YESHAYAH 41:4; 43:10,13]
RGT
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you: Before Abraham was, I am.”
RSV
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
RSVCE
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
TLV
Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, before Abraham was, I am!”
VOICE
Jesus: I tell you the truth; I AM before Abraham was born.
WEB
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
WE
Jesus answered, `I tell you the truth. I already was before Abraham was born.'
WYC
Therefore Jesus said to them, Truly, truly I say to you, before that Abraham should be, I am. [Therefore Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before that Abraham was made, I am.]
YLT
Jesus said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming -- I am;'
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