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23 And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are from this world, I am not from this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am[a] the One, you will die in your sins”.

I Am What I Have Been Saying I Am From The Beginning

25 So they were saying to Him, “Who[b] are You?” Jesus said to them, “What[c] thing from the beginning I am indeed telling you!

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:24 Or, I am He; that is, the Christ. Or, I am.
  2. John 8:25 The Jews try to get Jesus to state explicitly that He is the Christ, the Son of God, but He refuses to allow them to hear such a direct statement until His hour comes in Mt 27:63-64.
  3. John 8:25 Or this may be a question. Or, Exactly what thing I am. This is an idiomatic response, and scholars are not certain of the exact nuance. Plus there is a textual variant that allows this to be, How is it that I am even speaking to you at all? In any case, the point is clear: You ought to know who I am by now!

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