ISB ~ John 8 v24

you will die:An assurance not simply of bodily i death, which is the fate of everyone, but of spiritual death, which irrevocably separates sinners from God for all eternity.

I am:Recalls the name of Yahweh revealed to Moses at the burning bush. See note on Jn 6:20.

• Jesus stresses in this context the importance of believing (8:24) and knowing (8:28) that he is the great “I am”. This evokes Is 43:10-11, where witnesses from Israel come to “know” and “believe” that the Lord is truly the God of their forefathers, the sovereign “I am”.