Bible Hub parallel translations, “John 8:58 in the parallel English versions”
“English Standard Version: “before Abraham was, I am.” King James Bible: “Before Abraham was, I am.” New American Standard Bible: “before Abraham was born, I am.” NET Bible: “before Abraham came into existence, I am!” Contemporary English Version: “even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.””
Every major version consulted renders ἐγώ εἰμι here as a present, 'I am'. The NET Bible matches the NWT's 'came into existence' for γενέσθαι but keeps 'I am'.
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Notes. This quote field compiles renderings quoted separately from one Bible Hub parallel page; it is not a continuous passage. Each rendering was checked word for word against the page, which carries over forty versions.
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