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It is connected to the passage in Exodus 3:14 in which God gives his name as אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה , Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, translated most basically as "I am that I am" or "I shall be what I am". In the Hebrew Bible (Exodus 3:14), it is the personal name of God, revealed directly to Moses. [1]
Matthew 5:17 is the 17th verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.One of the most debated verses in the gospel, this verse begins a new section on Jesus and the Torah, [1] where Jesus discusses the Law and the Prophets.
In John 8:12 Jesus applies the title to himself while debating with the Jews and states: [1] I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Jesus again claims to be Light of the World in John 9:5, during the miracle of healing the blind at birth, saying: [2]
On the way he asked them: 'Who do people say I am?' They replied: 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.' Luke 9:18–19. Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them: 'Who do the crowds say I am?'
"I am with you always" forms an inclusio with the Isaiah's prophecy quoted in Matthew 1:23 that 'they shall name him "Emmanuel", which means, God is with us' [5] (cf. Matthew 18:20). [ 6 ] The phrase "the end of the age" (or "the end of the world") recurs in Matthew 13:39,40 , 49 ; 24:3 , and points to Jesus' teachings about the end of times.
Michael Licona suggests that John has redacted Jesus' authentic statements as recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke. Where Matthew and Mark have Jesus quote Psalm 22:1, John records that "in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, Jesus said, 'I am thirsty'." Jesus' final words as recorded in Luke are simplified in John into "It is finished." [12]
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