Bible Verses About I Am: 12

"God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: "I AM has sent me to you."'"

— Exodus 3:14 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about I Am want Scripture on the I AM name — Exodus 3:14 and Jesus' ego eimi claims — not only the general Alpha and Omega first/last list, and not a broad Jesus inventory alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about Alpha and Omega, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about truth, Bible verses about God's glory, and Bible verse of the day. I Am here means the burning-bush name and the ego eimi lines — distinct from an Alpha-and-Omega title catalog alone. John 14:6's way, truth, and life is Bible verses about I Am the Way. For the living God title, see Bible verses about the living God. For the John 14:6 list, see Bible verses about the way, the truth, and the life.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, הָיָה hayah (Strong's H1961; Bible Hub H1961) — to be, become, exist; the self-revealed name in Exodus 3:14. In Greek, εἰμί eimi (Strong's G1510; Bible Hub G1510) — I am, I exist; Jesus' absolute ego eimi in John 8:58 reaches back before Abraham. This list tracks that I AM / ego eimi vocabulary, not the whole Alpha-and-Omega inventory.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 3 presses that God names himself I AM THAT I AM — self-existent, eternal, unchangeable — and sends Moses under that name (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 3; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 3). On John 8, Henry notes Jesus' claim before Abraham — a claim that names eternal deity (Bible Hub MHC John 8; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on John 8). (Alpha-and-Omega and general Jesus lists live on those pages; this list centers the I AM name.)

12 Bible verses about I Am

Exodus 3:14. "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: "I AM has sent me to you."'" I AM WHO I AM — the burning-bush name. See Bible verses about worship.
Exodus 3:15. "God also said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you." This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.'" This is my name forever. See Bible verses about faith.
Deuteronomy 32:39. "'See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.'" I myself am he — no god besides me. See Bible verses about God's power.
Isaiah 43:11. "I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior." I am the Lord — no savior apart from him. See Bible verses about salvation.
Isaiah 45:5. "I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me," I am the Lord — there is no other. See Bible verses about worship.
John 4:26. "Then Jesus declared, 'I, the one speaking to you—I am he.'" I am he — spoken to the Samaritan woman. See Bible verses about Jesus.
John 8:24. "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins." Believe that I am he. See Bible verses about faith.
John 8:28. "So Jesus said, 'When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.'" Then you will know that I am he. See Bible verses about the cross.
John 8:58. "'Very truly I tell you,' Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was born, I am!'" Before Abraham was born, I am. See Bible verses about Jesus.
John 13:19. "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am." Believe that I am who I am. See Bible verses about truth.
John 18:5-6. "'Jesus of Nazareth,' they replied. 'I am he,' Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, 'I am he,' they drew back and fell to the ground." I am he — they drew back and fell. See Bible verses about God's glory.
Mark 14:62. "'I am,' said Jesus. 'And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.'" I am — before the high priest. See Bible verses about hope.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the I AM name — not twelve as a grind. If you need the burning bush, start with Exodus 3:14. If you need Jesus before Abraham, open John 8:58. If you need the arrest "I am he," open John 18:5-6. For Alpha and Omega beside I Am, open Bible verses about Alpha and Omega. For Jesus more broadly, open Bible verses about Jesus. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day. For Exodus 3:14's ehyeh asher ehyeh, see Bible verses about I AM that I AM.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about I Am?

Exodus 3:14 (I AM WHO I AM), John 8:58 (before Abraham was born, I am), and John 18:5-6 (I am he) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about I Am differ from Alpha and Omega alone?

Alpha-and-Omega pages often survey first/last and Beginning/End titles in Revelation and Isaiah. This page centers the Exodus 3:14 I AM name and Jesus' absolute ego eimi claims, then cross-links Alpha and Omega. See Bible verses about Alpha and Omega.

What does I Am mean in the Bible?

In Exodus 3:14 God reveals himself as I AM WHO I AM — self-existent. In John 8:58 Jesus says "before Abraham was born, I am," using the absolute ego eimi claim. Hebrew hayah (H1961); Greek eimi (G1510).

Which verse helps when I need to trust who Jesus is?

John 8:24 and John 8:58 press believing that he is the I AM. For faith beside that claim, open Bible verses about faith.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Exodus 3:14, then John 8:58. Thank God that he is the I AM and that Jesus names that same eternal identity. For worship beside I Am, open Bible verses about worship. For truth, open Bible verses about truth.

Sources

Blue Letter Bible lexicon: H1961, G1510 (links above).
Bible Hub Hebrew/Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Exodus 3 and John 8 (links above).
Cross-links: Alpha and Omega, Jesus, faith, hope, worship, truth, God's glory, God's power, salvation, the cross.