So, when it comes to translating and interpreting Bible verses that show the deity of Jesus, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society will go to great lengths to support their false presupposition. “I am” is a translation from Greek words “ego eimi”. Posts about ego eimi written by reslight. Several individuals aside from Yeshua used "ego eimi" as well. The Septuagint had already existed before Jesus Christ was born, and it was the translation that Jesus himself used when he walked as a man on earth. In Exodus it is the Angel who is identified as Yahweh and the great I AM. The identity of Jesus’ statement in John 8:58 with God’s revelation of Himself to Moses in Exodus 3:14 is the primary issue of John 8:58. Ego Eimi — Trinitarians say that when Jesus used the words ego eimi, the Jews knew he was using the divine name of their God. Ainsi “egô eimi” de Jésus avec un attribut assure la véracité de ses promesses. "The words ego eimi in John 8:58 do not function as a title of Christ, but are a statement of his eternality (and, implicitly, his deity)." “2. His name, I Am. The Easy Language of Matthew & Luke September 3, 2016. The Septuagint is a Greek version of the Old Testament, and the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew (and small parts in Aramaic).

Exodus 3:14 Isaiah 41:4 Isaiah 43:10, 13 Do not fear! (Bowman, JWs, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of John, p.124) "Jesus' use of ego eimi constituted a claim to be eternal--to exist without ever having experienced a beginning--in contrast to Abraham." In Acts 10:21, Peter said, "Behold, ego eimi (I am) he whom ye seek." Does Jesus use of “I am” [ego eimi] mean he is God? YHWH: The God that Is vs. the God that Becomes The meaning of God’s names, especially YHWH, is central to Jewish theology. Does the use of "ego eimi" automatically identify the speaker as Yahweh, the I AM? Sometimes they will even translate verses in a way that is consistent with their belief system. It is being claimed regarding John 8:58 that “I AM” used by Jesus “was the name God used for Himself when talking to Moses (Exodus 3:14) and this is why the Jews wanted Jesus dead … because He made Himself equal with God. Did Isaiah see Jesus as God In Heaven? Il dit “egô eimi + attribut” en tant qu’Envoyé du Père, le Fils Unique-Engendré du Père, qui est dans le sein du Père (1,18a). Saya pernah mendengar seorang pendeta yang berkoar-koar mengkhotbahkan bahwa Yesus menyatakan diri sebagai Yahweh ketika dia menggunakan kalimat “ego eimi” (“I am”, “Akulah”) untuk dirinya. Ego Eimi — Trinitarians say that when Jesus used the words ego eimi, the Jews knew he was using the divine name of their God. In Lu.1:19, the angel Gabriel said, "Ego eimi Gabriel."

From this, trinitarians (and some others) claim that Jesus is Jehovah, and/or a person of Jehovah.