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Parallel YHN 8:58

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BI Yhn 8:58 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Yeshua answered, “I can assure you that I am[fn] before Abraham ever existed.


8:58 This awkward English is necessary to catch the play on words, because ‘I am’ is the meaning of Yahweh, the name of God.

OET-LVYaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to_them:
Truly, truly, I_am_saying to_you_all, before Abraʼam to_become, I am.

SR-GNTΕἶπεν αὐτοῖς ˚Ἰησοῦς, “Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι, ἐγὼ εἰμί.”
   (Eipen autois ˚Yaʸsous, “Amaʸn, amaʸn, legō humin, prin Abraʼam genesthai, egō eimi.”)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTJesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came into existence, I am.”

USTJesus told them, “I am telling you the truth: I was God before Abraham was born!”


BSB  § “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am![fn]


8:58 Literally before Abraham was, I am!

BLBJesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

AICNT[[Therefore]][fn] Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham [was],[fn] I am.”


8:58, Therefore: Some manuscripts include. D(05) Latin(d)

8:58, was: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff2)

OEB‘In truth I tell you,’ replied Jesus, ‘before Abraham existed I was.’

LSB Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

WEBBEJesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.

WMBBYeshua said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.

NETJesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”

LSVJesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham’s coming—I AM”;

FBV“I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,”[fn] said Jesus.


8:58 Literally, “Before Abraham was, I am.” Once again Jesus uses the name of God himself given in Exodus 3:14. That the significance is not lost on his hearers is shown in their reaction of wanting to stone him for blasphemy.

TCNTJesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

T4TJesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”

LEBJesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!”

BBEJesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

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Wymth"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."

ASVJesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

DRAJesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.

YLTJesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming — I am;'

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

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

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

KJB-1769Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
   (Jesus said unto them, Verily/Truly, verily/truly, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. )

KJB-1611Iesus said vnto them, Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsIesus sayde vnto them: Ueryly, veryly I saye vnto you, before Abraham was, I am.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

GnvaIesus sayd vnto them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, before Abraham was, I am.
   (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them, Verily/Truly, verily/truly I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am. )

CvdlIesus sayde vnto the: Verely verely I saye vnto you: Or euer Abraham was, I am.
   (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you: Or ever Abraham was, I am.)

TNTIesus sayd vnto them: Verely verely I saye vnto you: yer Abraham was I am.
   (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you: yer Abraham was I am. )

WycTherfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am.
   (Therefore Yhesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before that Abraham should be, I am.)

LuthJEsus sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Ehe denn Abraham ward, bin ich.
   (Yesus spoke to to_them: Wahrlich, wahrlich, I said you: Ehe because Abraham ward, am I.)

ClVgDixit eis Jesus: Amen, amen dico vobis, antequam Abraham fieret, ego sum.
   (Dixit to_them Yesus: Amen, amen dico vobis, before Abraham fieret, I sum. )

UGNTεἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἰησοῦς, ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι, ἐγὼ εἰμί.
   (eipen autois Yaʸsous, amaʸn, amaʸn, legō humin, prin Abraʼam genesthai, egō eimi.)

SBL-GNTεἶπεν ⸀αὐτοῖς Ἰησοῦς· Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί.
   (eipen ⸀autois Yaʸsous; Amaʸn amaʸn legō humin, prin Abraʼam genesthai egō eimi.)

TC-GNTΕἶπεν αὐτοῖς [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι, ἐγώ εἰμι.
   (Eipen autois ho Yaʸsous, Amaʸn amaʸn legō humin, prin Abraʼam genesthai, egō eimi. )


8:58 ο ¦ — NA SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

8:58 before Abraham was even born, I Am! Jesus’ life spans the past from before creation (1:1-2) and sweeps beyond the present into eternity.
• I Am: This title is reminiscent of God’s name given on Mount Sinai (Exod 3:14; cp. John 4:26; Isa 43:11-13; 48:12).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν

truly truly ˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all

Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the statement that follows. See how you translated this phrase in 1:51.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐγὼ εἰμί

I am

See how you translated I am verse 24 and also see the discussion of this phrase in the General Notes for this chapter.

BI Yhn 8:58 ©