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NASB | John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:24 "That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins." [Ex 3:14; Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8] |
Subject: die in your sins |
Bible Note: Greetings Ed! I will need to address some basic grammar in order to answer your question. :-) In John 8:24, Jesus says, "I am" or in Greek 'Ego Eimi'. 'Ego' is a singular, masculine, first person, personal pronoun, or 'I'. 'Eimi' is the Present, Active, Indicative, 1st person, singular of 'to be', or 'I am'. 'Eimi' normally has a predicate to complete that thought of the verb. For instance, I could say, 'I am a pastor'. This is what Jesus does in John 8:23. He says of Himself, "I am from above", and "I am not of this world". These are very normal uses of the verb 'to be'. John 8:24 is different. There is no predicate. Just the fact that there is no predicate does not necessarily mean that Jesus is claiming to be God. It is the contextual evidence that indicates this is the case. 1) No predicate is unusual. Why? 2) John 8:58 definitely adds to the case. 3) The reaction of the Jews is quite surprising. Added all together, many believe that John 8:24 and 8:58 are purposeful allusions to the Divine name of Ex. 3:14. However, as you noted, the Deity of Christ does not stand or fall on this one verse. John 1 makes the argument much more strongly than does John 8. But, John 8 is part of the evidence for His Deity. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |