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They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I AM." Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
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Jesus Declares "I AM"
Commentators overwhelmingly point out that when Jesus says "I am [he]," the original Greek is simply "I AM" (ego eimi). This is the same phrase used for God's divine name in the Old Testament (Exodus 3:14). In this moment of apparent weakness, Jesus makes a profound declaration of His deity, asserting that He is God, willingly going to the cross.
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Was standing (ιστηκε). Second past perfect active of ιστημ used as imperfect, a vivid picture of Judas in the very act of betrayin…
19th Century
Anglican
They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth.—He was known to many of them (John 7:32, John 7:46, and Matt…
Baptist
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said to them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered Him, "Jesus of N…
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The author has emphasized Jesus’ consciousness of surrounding circumstances and his own destiny (cf. Jn 6:64; 13:1, 3, 11, 18). He was not taken un…
16th Century
Protestant
It is I. He replies mildly that he is the person whom they seek, and yet, as if they had been struck down by a violent tempest, o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth Their answer is not, "thee"; for they knew him not, their eyes were holden, or …
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Presbyterian
Sin began in the garden of Eden; there the curse was pronounced, and there the Redeemer was promised. In a garden, that promised Seed entered into …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Before His passion, as we saw above, our Lord prepared His disciples in many ways: teaching them by His example, comforting them with His…
