John 8:58 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Jesus said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham`s coming -- I am;`
English ASV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
English Amplified
Jesus said to them, "Most positively, I say to you*, before Abraham came to be,_I_ am!"
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Jesus replied, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I AM. [Exod. 3:14.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am! ”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
English EASY 2024
Jesus said, ‘I tell you this. Before Abraham was even born, “I am”.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Jesus answered, "The fact is, before Abraham was born, I AM."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
“I am telling you the truth,” Jesus replied. “Before Abraham was born, ‘I Am’.”
English God's Word - GW 1995
Jesus told them, "I can guarantee this truth: Before Abraham was ever born, I am."
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am."
English KJV 1611
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
English LSB
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM."
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"What I'm about to tell you is true," Jesus answered. "Before Abraham was born, I am!"
English NIV
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
English NKJ 1982
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
English NLT
Jesus answered, "The truth is, I existed before Abraham was even born!"
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am."
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Jesus said to them, “I give you this eternal truth: I have existed long before Abraham was born, for I AM!”
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Jesus: “The absolute truth is that I was in existence before Abraham was ever born!“
English Tyndale 1537
Jesus said unto them: Verily, verily I say unto you: yer Abraham was I am.