was. came into existence: i.e. was born.
I am. See note on John 6:35.
Verily, verily - This is an expression used only in John. It is a strong affirmation denoting particularly the great importance of what was about...
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I (y) am. (y) Christ, as he was God, was before Abraham: and he was the La...
Controversy with the Jews who Believed. Many are convinced by this appeal. The following section summarises the teaching by which Jesus tried to br...
58. Before Abraham was. As unbelievers judge only from the appearance of the flesh, Christ reminds them that he has something greater and hi...
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Before Abraham was, I am - The following is a literal translation of...
Before Abraham was, I am.— "Before Abraham was born, I had a glorious existence with the Father; and I am still invariably the same, and one wi...
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before...
The Feast of Tabernacles Continued. Christ the Light of the World John 7:53 to John 8:11 . The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agre...
Before Abraham, etc.] lit. 'Before Abraham was born, I AM.' Christ seems here to declare Himself to be the Jehovah, or I AM of the OT., the eternal...
Before Abraham was, I am. — Better, Before Abraham was born, I am. (Comp. Note on John 1:6 ; and see another striking instance in Luke 6:36 , “...
Chapter 19 JESUS REJECTED IN JERUSALEM. “He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sin: whither I...
the Eternal Christ John 8:48-59 It is absolutely true that the Christian disciple does see death as the king of terrors or as a grim monster. J...
The end of chapter 7 is closely linked with this, in that after declaring "every man went to his own house," the writer said, "But Jesus went unto th...
Why do ye not understand my speech; even because ye cannot hear my word. (44) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will d...
Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you ,.... Whether it will be believed or not, it is certainly fact: before Abraham was, I am ; wh...
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Ver. 58. Before Abraham was, I am ] "I am that I am," in regard o...
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day Ηγαλλιασατο ινα ιδη την ημεραν, exulted with desire, to see my day. “The words ινα ιδη, that he might...
A WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY (vs.1-11) While others went to their homes, the Lord spent the night in the mount of Olives, away from all the words a...
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man...
Some will have the meaning to be, that Christ was before Abraham's time constituted Mediator; as he is said to be the Lamb slain from the foundation...
Chapter 8 Jesus - The Light of the World and the ‘I am' ( John 8:12-59 ). In this chapter Jesus is revealed as ‘the Light of the World'. This is a...
The Challenge Comes To Its Climax By Jesus Revealing That He Is The ‘I Am' ( John 8:48-58 ). In this final section Jesus deals with their insults...
‘Jesus said to them, “In very truth I tell you that before Abraham was, I am'. At this claim they must have been shocked to the core. They had accus...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 8:13 . They forgot His vindication of Himself ( John 5:31-37 ). John 8:14 . Even if I bear record, etc. —A...
John 8:58 The text is one of those rare passages in which Jesus Christ appears to stand upon His own dignity, in which the Lowly, the Humble, the...
John 8:31 . Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; For there were many,...
We will read, from the Revised Version, two passages which record attempts made to kill our Lord before his time had come. You will see, from the ser...
John 8:1 . Jesus went to the mount of Olives, where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to pre...
Then said Jesus unto those Jews which believed on Him. A glorious liberator I. FREEDOM PROFFERED. 1. Sin makes bondage ( John 8:34 ; Matthe...
Abraham is dead and the prophets Abraham and Jesus I. THE GREATNESS OF ABRAHAM: 1. The ancestor of the Jews. “Our father,” said they ( John...
Before Abraham was, I am. Here the Saviour claims with a double “Amen” the Incommunicable Name ( Exodus 3:14 ). It signifies unchangeable essence...
EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) The pericope adulterae. (a) Excursus on the genuineness of John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43...
The attempt to kill the Lord:
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Colossians 1:17 ; Exodus 3:14 ; Hebrews 1:10-12 ; Hebrews 13:8 ; Isaiah 43:13 ; Isaiah 44:6 ; Isaiah 44:8 ; Isaiah 46:9 ; Isaiah 48:12 ; Is...
Before Abraham was I AM — Even from everlasting to everlasting. This is a direct answer to the objection of the Jews, and shows how much greater he...
58 Jesus said unto them,Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.