¹⁹ From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.

⁴ I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

²⁹ And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

¹⁸ And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

²³ And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

²⁴ For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

¹⁵ John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

¹³ And it will be turned to a witness for you.

²⁵ See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

³ To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

¹ See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

⁵ For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.

¹⁰ You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.

²³ Give us word of what will be after this, so that we may be certain that you are gods: yes, do good or do evil, so that we may all see it and be surprised.