57Then the Jewish leaders SYN said to him, “You are not fifty years old yet! So ◄you certainly did not see him!/how could you have seen him?► RHQ Because he died long ago!”
58Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
59So, because they were very angry about Jesus thus saying that he ◄ had eternally existed/was equal with God►, they picked up stones to throw at him to kill him. But Jesus caused them not to be able to see him, and he left the Temple courtyard.
John 8
John 8:57-59