John 8:59 meaning and explanation
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
John 8:59, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus has just said, "before Abraham was born, I am," taking to Himself the divine name of Exodus 3:14. His hearers in the temple courts take this as blasphemy, which Leviticus 24:16 punishes by stoning, so they pick up stones.
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