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51 Most assuredly, I say to you, aif anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”  
52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ahave a demon! bAbraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’  
53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. aWho do You make Yourself out to be?”  
54 Jesus answered, a“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. bIt is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is1 your God.  
55 Yet ayou have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and bkeep His word.  
56 Your father Abraham arejoiced to see My day, band he saw it and was glad.”  
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, abefore Abraham was, bI AM.”  
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John 8:53

Art thou greater than our father Abraham? (Mh su meizwn ei tou patrov hmwn Abraam). Negative answer expected by mh with ablative case of comparison in patrov after meizwn. The question was designed to put Jesus in a difficult position, for Abraham and the prophets all "died." They do not see that Jesus uses death in a different sense.

Whom makest thou thyself? (tina seauton poieis). Seauton is predicate accusative with poieiv. They suspect that Jesus is guilty of blasphemy as they charged in John 5:18 in making himself equal with God. Later they will make it specifically (John 10:33; John 19:7). They set a trap for Jesus for this purpose.


 
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