Thursday, March 18, 2027

⁴Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more. ⁵Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, ⁶you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones. ⁷He is the LORD, our God. His judgments are in all the earth. ⁸He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, ⁹the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

⁵¹Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.” ⁵²Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’ ⁵³Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God. ⁵⁵You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word. ⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.” ⁵⁷The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ” ⁵⁹Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.