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New Living Translation (NLT)

John 8
⁵⁴ Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’
⁵⁵ but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”
⁵⁷ The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?”
⁵⁸ Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM!”
⁵⁹ At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
John 9
¹ As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
² “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”
³ “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.
⁴ We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.
⁵ But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”