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1 | Jesus Himself said, I AM | John 8:58 | retxar | 5067 | ||
In John 8:58 Jesus refers to Himself as the great I AM. This is certainly a powerful statement by Jesus Himself of His deity, not that He just existed before Abraham. No one that calls Jesus Christ Lord would want this verse “watered down” to imply anything else. But what about other verses in the NASB, KJV, and NKJV where this statement is just as powerful, but is lost because of the addition of un-inspired words by the translators. Italicized words are supposed to add clarity, but do they always?. Please DO NOT answer before trying this. Read John 8:24, 8:28, 13:19, 18:5-8. Now read Exodus 3:13-14. Now go back and read the verses in John again, but this time don’t read the italicized words. Take special note of John 8:24. "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am (He), you will die in your sins." Does the addition of the (He) here make since now? Not to me. If the (He) is implied by Jesus here, who is Jesus saying (He) is, other than I AM? I have asked this question before, without much response. I will ask again. Do the italicized words clarify who Jesus is, or do they it take away from the very words Jesus spoke Himself, about who He is? Jesus is Lord!!!!!!!!! |
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2 | Jesus Himself said, I AM | John 8:58 | gmsmith101 | 5084 | ||
I agree that adding the word, "He" in the translations diminishes the power of Jesus' claim. I understand why the italicized words are added, but occassionally, they actually change the meaning of the passage so that it means something other than it should. (As I write this, of course, I can't remember where that happened, but it did.) I usually read the passage with the italicized words, then without, to grasp the meaning better. | ||||||
3 | Jesus Himself said, I AM | John 8:58 | jim | 5230 | ||
Abraham would have loved to see Jesus days because he knew who the I Am was and would have known the works that he did. All Abraham had was a promise Studying will help us fine the truth. Do we need all the study helps? | ||||||
4 | Jesus Himself said, I AM | John 8:58 | kalos | 5234 | ||
Jim: Thanks for a good question, Do we need all the study helps? My answer: Yes, *I* do. I need study helps and I'm not too arrogant or ignorant to admit it. (I do not by any means imply that you are either, my friend. I have much respect for you, Jim.) The reason: I don't have 100 years to study Greek and Hebrew or to do all the archaeological, historical, and cultural research myself. Yet clearly such research and information contribute much to our understanding of the Scriptures. God bless you, Jim. --JVH |
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