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"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM."

AMEN TO THAT!! He also said, "I am Alpha and Omega, the BEGINNING AND THE END. Hallelujah!!

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I bet Jesus saying this threw those listening for a loop.

It's natural for that sentence to say "before whoever was, I was." But saying "before whoever was, I AM" places Him in the present while validating that He was truly before.

I love that verse.