John 8:57

John 8:57

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.”

59 Then ^athey took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, ^bgoing through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Thou art not yet fifty years old (penthkonta eti oupw exeiv). Literally, "Thou hast not yet fifty years." Not meaning that Jesus was near that age at all. It was the crisis of completed manhood (Numbers 4:3) and a round number. Jesus was about thirty to thirty-three.

And hast thou seen Abraham? (Kai Abraam ewrakas). So A C D and B W Theta have ewrakev, both second person singular of the perfect active indicative of oraw. But Aleph, Sin-syr., Coptic versions (accepted by Bernard) have kai Abraam ewrake se "Has Abraam seen thee?" Either makes sense here.

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