John 8:56-58

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⁵⁶Your father Abraham [greatly] rejoiced to see My day (My incarnation). ^[a]He saw it and was delighted.”^(A) ⁵⁷Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not even fifty years old, and You [claim to] have seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸Jesus replied, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, ^[b]I Am.”^(B)

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Footnotes

John 8:56 How Abraham saw the incarnation of Jesus is unclear. Some suggest it was simply by faith, others suggest it was through Isaac and the promise of the covenant, but more likely, he saw it from Paradise.
John 8:58 I.e. I Am the One who is—the Lord, Heb Yahweh.