NT References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

John 8:58

Epistle of Ignatius to the Tarsians

And how, again, could such an one declare: "Before Abraham was, I am? "[23]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV

But the Word of God did not accept of the friendship of Abraham, as though He stood in need of it, for He was perfect from the beginning ("Before Abraham was," He says, "I am"[162]

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus

And as He was the son of David, so was He also the Lord of David. And as He was from Abraham, so did He also exist before Abraham.[109]

Origen Against Celsus Book VIII

for we believe Himself when He says, "Before Abraham was, I am."[25]

A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity

But although it is not possible to maintain that one who is himself mortal can make another immortal, yet this word of Christ not only sets forth, but affords immortality: certainly He is not man only who gives immortality, which if He were only man He could not give; but by giving divinity by immortality, He proves Himself to be God by offering divinity, which if He were not God He could not give. If Christ was only man, how did He say, "Before Abraham was, I Am? "[110]

Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith

How could it be said that the Son of God who is before the ages, and He who has appeared in these last times, are different, when the Lord Himself says, "Before Abraham was, I am; "[11]

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John 8:58

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