John

John 8:58

58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!h”

Footnotes

  • h 8:58 Literally before Abraham was, I am!

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TrulyἈμὴνAmēnHebrew WordG281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
trulyἀμὴνamēnHebrew WordG281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tellλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
JesusἸησοῦςIēsousNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
declaredΕἶπενEipenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
beforeπρὶνprinAdverbG4250 formerly, before
AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG11 Abraham
wasγενέσθαιgenesthaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleG1096 I come into being, am born
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
amεἰμίeimiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1510 I am, exist

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:14 · Colossians 1:17 · John 17:5 · John 1:1–2 · Isaiah 44:6 · Revelation 1:8 · John 17:24 · Hebrews 13:8 · Isaiah 9:6 · Isaiah 48:12 · Revelation 2:8 · Revelation 1:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.