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The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, “John 8:58 (word-for-word English under the Greek)”

1985Source ID src-nwtv-int-john-8-58Accessed 19 September 2026
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The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, “John 8:58 (word-for-word English under the Greek)”

1985 · John 8:58 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“πρὶν Before Ἀβραὰμ Abraham γενέσθαι to become ἐγὼ I εἰμί. am.”

The Society's own word-for-word line under the Greek reads 'I am'. The New World Translation column beside it reads 'I have been'.

Provenance and verification note for The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, John 8:58 (word-for-word English under the Greek)

Confidence note. Interlinear text for John 8 opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026 and the Greek and gloss read directly.

Corroborated by. src-nwtv-nwt2013-john-8-58

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-int-john-8-58