"From nowon I am tellingyou before[it] comesto pass,sothat whenit does occur,you may believethat I am[He].
Declarethe thingsthat are going to comeafterward,That we may knowthat you are gods;Indeed,dogoodor evil,that we may anxiously lookabout us and feartogether.
"You are My witnesses,"declaresthe LORD,"And My servantwhomI have chosen,So that you may knowand believeMe And understandthat I am He. BeforeMe there was noGodformed,And there will be noneafterMe.
Therefore I declared[them] to you longago,Beforethey tookplaceI proclaimed[them] to you, So that you would not say,My idolhas donethem, And my gravenimageand my moltenimagehave commandedthem.'
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
and saidto Him, "Are You the ExpectedOne, orshall we lookfor someone else?"
"Behold,I have told you in advance.
"It will leadto an opportunity for your testimony.
JohntestifiedaboutHim and criedout, saying,"Thiswas He of whomI said,He who comesafterme hasa higher rankthan I, for He existedbeforeme.'"
"NowI have toldyou beforeit happens,sothat whenit happens,you may believe.
"But these thingsI have spokento you, sothat whentheir hourcomes,you may rememberthat I toldyou of them. These thingsI did not sayto you at the beginning,becauseI was with you.
Jesussaidto her, "I who speakto you am[He]."
SoJesussaid,"Whenyou liftup the Sonof Man,thenyou will knowthat I am[He], and I donothingon My own initiative,but I speakthese thingsas the FathertaughtMe.
Jesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, beforeAbrahamwas born,I am."
