“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”(John 8:58 BSB) John’s predicate-less ἐγωˊεἰμι sayings must be interpreted in their individual narrative and scriptural contexts. John 4:26, 6:20, 9:9, and 18:5–8 demonstrate that the phrase can function as ordinary self-identification, sometimes naturally translated “I am he.” The woman said, “I know […]
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