The grammatical oddity is deliberate: a present tense where the sense requires a past. Traditional reading takes 'I am' as a claim on the divine name of Exodus 3:14, which is how the crowd in the next verse takes it.
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TextJesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Connections
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Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901John 8:58View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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