New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), “John 8:58”
“Jesus said to them: “Most truly I say to you, before Abraham came into existence, I have been.””
The 2013 rendering. The 1984 Reference Bible reads identically apart from capitalisation and the small-capital 'YOU': 'Most truly I say to YOU, Before Abraham came into existence, I have been.'
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Provenance and verification note for New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), John 8:58
Confidence note. Both the 2013 and the 1984 chapter pages opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026 and the verse read in each.
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-nwt2013-john-8-58