New American Standard Bible 2020

John 8:51-59

51TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100followsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,he will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361seeθεωρήσῃtheōrēsēG2334deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.”

52The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453saidλέγεις·legeisG3004to Him, “NowνῦνnunG3568we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097that Youhaveἔχεις.echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,and the prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396as well; and yetYou sayG3004,‘IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100followsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,he will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361tasteγεύσηταιgeusētaiG1089of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.’

53Youare not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whoὅστιςhostisG3748diedἀπέθανεν;apethanenG599,are You? The prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599tooκαὶkaiG2532.WhomτίναtinaG5101do You makeποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160YourselfG4572out to be?”

54JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “IfἐὰνeanG1437I glorifyδοξάσωdoxasōG1392MyselfG1683,My gloryδόξαdoxaG1391is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;it is My FatherπατήρpatērG3962who glorifiesδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Me, of whomὃνhonG3739you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘He is our GodθεὸςtheosG2316’;

55andyou have not come to knowἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097Him,but I knowG3609Him. And ifG2579I sayG3004that I do not knowG3609Him, I will bea liarψεύστης·pseustēsG5583likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664you;but I do knowG3609Him, and Ifollowτηρῶ.¶tērōG5083His wordλόγονlogonG3056.

56Your fatherπατὴρpatērG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wasoverjoyedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21that he would seeG3708My dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,and he sawG3708itand rejoicedἐχάρη.echarēG5463.”

57SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453saidG3004to Him, “You are not yetοὔπωoupōG3768fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkontaG4004yearsἔτηetēG2094old, and You have seenἑώρακας;¶he'ōrakasG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11?”

58JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, beforeπρὶνprinG4250AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was bornγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,I amεἰμί.eimiG1510.”

59ThereforeοὖνounG3767theypickedG142upG142stonesλίθουςlithousG3037to throwβάλωσινbalōsinG906at Him, but JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928Himself and leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831the templeG2413grounds.

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