Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”
John 8:58 · World English Bible
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The Scripture echoesExodus 3:14
Jesus takes the name God revealed in the burning bush, 'I AM WHO I AM,' as His own.
“God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’””
The same threadJohn 1:1
The Word was with God in the beginning, before Abraham existed.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
In contrast toIsaiah 43:10-13
God says 'before me no god was formed,' yet the man Jesus claims the divine 'I AM.'
““You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me. I myself am Yahweh; and besides me there is no savior. I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown; and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses”, says Yahweh, “and I am God. Yes, since the day was I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?””
That reaches back to this verse
The same thread (this verse)John 1:1
'Before Abraham was, I AM': the Word's eternity and divine name.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”