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The Koine Greek term Ego eimi (Ἐγώ εἰμί, pronounced [eɣó imí]), literally ' I am ' or ' It is I ', is an emphatic form of the copulative verb εἰμι that is recorded in the Gospels to have been spoken by Jesus on several occasions to refer to himself not with the role of a verb but playing the role of a name, in the Gospel of ...
According to the Hebrew Bible, in the encounter of the burning bush (Exodus 3:14), Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they ask what gods have sent him to them, and YHWH replies, "I am who I am", adding, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I am has sent me to you. ' " [4] Despite this exchange, the Israelites are never written to have asked Moses for the name of God. [13]
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]
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Jesus speaks here, as in the preceding and following verses, more of a division in men’s personal response to him." [ 14 ] The text of Matthew's Gospel in the Book of Kells alters gladium , the Vulgate translation of makhairan "sword", to gaudium , "joy", resulting in a reading of "I came not [only] to bring peace, but [also] joy".
Jesus begins to ask about the current opinions about himself among "the multitudes", asking: "Who do the multitudes say that I am?" [ 2 ] The disciples provide a variety of the common hypotheses at the time, ranging from John the Baptist to Elijah , Jeremiah , [ 12 ] or one of the (other) prophets . [ 2 ]
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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