John 8:58
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John 8:58
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Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
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Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
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Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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Verse Text
JesusG2424 saidG2036 unto themG846, VerilyG281, verilyG281, I sayG3004 unto youG5213, BeforeG4250 AbrahamG11 wasG1096, IG1473 amG1510.
εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι, ἐγώ εἰμι.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
εἶπεν |
eipen | G2036 | V-2AAI-3S | said |
αὐτοῖς |
autois | G846 | P-DPM | unto them |
ὁ |
ho | G3588 | T-NSM | * |
Ἰησοῦς, |
Iēsous | G2424 | N-NSM | Jesus |
Ἀμὴν |
Amēn | G281 | HEB | Verily |
ἀμὴν |
amēn | G281 | HEB | verily |
λέγω |
legō | G3004 | V-PAI-1S | I say |
ὑμῖν, |
humin | G5213 | P-2DP | unto you |
πρὶν |
prin | G4250 | ADV | Before |
Ἀβραὰμ |
Abraam | G11 | N-PRI | Abraham |
γενέσθαι, |
genesthai | G1096 | V-2ADN | was |
ἐγώ |
egō | G1473 | P-1NS | I |
εἰμι. |
eimi | G1510 | V-PAI-1S | am |
- G11 — Ἀβραάμ (Abraám, ab-rah-am'): of Hebrew origin (H85); Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch; Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
- G281 — ἀμήν (amḗn, am-ane'): of Hebrew origin (H543); properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it); amen, verily
- G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): from the particle αὖ (aû) (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (aḗr) G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû) G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons; 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 αὑτοῦ (hautoû) G848.
- G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.); 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
- G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): a primary pronoun of the first person; I (only expressed when emphatic); I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ (emé) G1691, ἐμοί (emoí) G1698, ἐμοῦ (emoû) G1700, ἡμᾶς (hēmâs) G2248, ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs) G2249, ἡμῖν (hēmîn) G2254, ἡμῶν (hēmōn) G2257, etc.
- G1510 — εἰμί (eimí, i-mee'): the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic); am, have been, X it is I, was. See also εἶ (eî) G1488, εἴην (eíēn) G1498, εἶναι (eînai) G1511, εἷς καθ’ εἷς (heîs kath’ heîs) G1527, ἦν (ēn) G2258, ἔσομαι (ésomai) G2071, ἐσμέν (esmén) G2070, ἐστέ (esté) G2075, ἐστί (estí) G2076, κέρδος (kérdos) G2771, ἴσθι (ísthi) G2468, ὦ (ō) G5600.
- G2036 — ἔπω (épō, ep'-o): a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from ἐρέω (eréō) G2046, ῥέω (rhéō) G4483, and φημί (phēmí) G5346); to speak or say (by word or writing); answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare λέγω (légō) G3004.
- G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): of Hebrew origin (H3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites; Jesus
- G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω (épō) G2036 and φημί (phēmí) G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω (rhéō) G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω (laléō) G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean; ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter
- G4250 — πρίν (prín, prin): adverb from πρό (pró) G4253; prior, sooner; before (that), ere
- G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς (hymeîs) G5210; to (with or by) you; ye, you, your(-selves)
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc
Verse Cross-References
- Before — Proverbs 8:22-30, Isaiah 9:6, Micah 5:2, John 1:1-2, John 17:5, John 17:24, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:10-12, Hebrews 13:8, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:17-18, Revelation 2:8
- I am — Exodus 3:14, Isaiah 43:13, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:8, Isaiah 46:9, Isaiah 48:12, Revelation 1:8
- Verily — John 8:34, John 8:51
Reciprocal references (22): Exodus 6:3, Leviticus 24:16, Psalms 102:27, Isaiah 42:8, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 22:45, Mark 14:64, John 1:15, John 1:51, John 5:18, John 8:18, John 8:53, John 10:25, John 10:30, John 13:19, John 19:7, 2 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Timothy 6:16, Hebrews 1:12, 1 John 1:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CHRIST'S DIVINITY-HUMANITY; I AM; TITLES AND NAMES; VERILY, VERILY
- Torrey’s: TITLES AND NAMES OF CHRIST
- Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST; SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
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