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NASB | John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:58 Jesus replied, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am." [Ex 3:14] |
Subject: Is Jehovah lying? |
Bible Note: Hi fellow worker, May I offer some Scripture comparisons? First of all, I would agree with you for Isaiah 43:10, "Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 43:11, "I, even I, am the (Lord); And there is no *Savior besides Me. 12 It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you." John 17:3, "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true (God), and the *One whom You sent, Jesus Christ." [Literal translation, parentheses and stars are mine for comparison] Exodus 6:28, "Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "(I) am the *Lord; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you." 30 But Moses said before the Lord, 'Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?' 7:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "See, I make you as God/ to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you..."" John 10:32, "Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the (Father); for which of them are you stoning *Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a Man, make Yourself/ out to be God."" What I see in these comparisons is that Moses was seen as God to Pharaoh, but it was God who was speaking. Compare Exodus 6:30 where Moses says that he is unskilled in speech and Isaiah 43:12 where it says that "It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed." It goes on and says that there was no strange god among you. Similarly, for John 17 there is no strange god here. He and the Father are one. Separate Persons, yet one. Jesus, being a Man [not a man like Moses] made Himself/ God. 1) Colossians 1:15, "And He is the image of the invisible (God), the first-born of all creation. 16 For by *Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him." Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let *Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." From the heart, Ray |