^52 (A)The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^(B)have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, ‘If anyone ^(C)follows My word, he will never ^(D)taste of death.’ ⁵³ You ^(E)are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴ Jesus answered, “^(F)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ^(G)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; ⁵⁵ and ^(H)you have not come to know Him, ^(I)but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ^(J)a liar like you; ^(K)but I do know Him, and I ^(L)follow His word. ^56 (M)Your father Abraham was ^(N)overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” ^57 (O)So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham ^[a]was born, ^[b](P)I am.” ⁵⁹ Therefore they ^(Q)picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus ^(R)hid Himself and left the temple grounds.

Message to the Seven Churches

^4 (A)John to ^(B)the seven churches that are in ^(C)Asia: ^(D)Grace to you and peace from ^(E)Him who is, and who was, and who ^[a]is to come, and from ^(F)the ^[b]seven spirits who are before His throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(G)the faithful witness, the ^(H)firstborn of the dead, and the ^(I)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^(J)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— ⁶ and He made us into a ^(K)kingdom, ^(L)priests to ^[c](M)His God and Father—^(N)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ^7 (O)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and ^(P)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^(Q)mourn over Him. ^[d]So it is to be. Amen.

⁸ “I am ^(R)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^(S)Lord God, “^(T)who is and who was and who ^[e]is to come, the Almighty.”