John 8:58 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εἶπεν	Eipen	Said	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
Ἰησοῦς·	Iēsous	Jesus;	G2424 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
πρὶν	prin	before	G4250 →
Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Abraham	G11 →
γενέσθαι	genesthai	being	G1096 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
εἰμί.	eimi	am.	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
leads to
- Revelation 1:8
  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 41:4
  Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
- Isaiah 43:10–11
  “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed,…
- Revelation 22:13
  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
- Isaiah 44:8
  Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
Through
John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
leads to
- John 1:1–3
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
leads to
- Hebrews 13:8
  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Through
Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
leads to
- Hebrews 1:3
  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”John 10:30I and the Father are one.”Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.John 1:1–2In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 48:12Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.Revelation 2:8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.Hebrews 1:10–12And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.Revelation 1:17–18When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.Isaiah 43:13Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

An echo of this verse
Exodus 3:14
“Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). The Greek is egō eimi, the same words the Greek Old Testament puts in God's mouth at the burning bush, “I am the one who is” (Exod 3:14). His hearers reached for stones, which tells you what they heard.
Wikipedia 'Ego eimi'; critique biblicalunitarian.com

Where scholars push back(1)

Exodus 3:14. Some read egō eimi here as ordinary Greek for “I am he,” carrying no claim to the divine name.

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