Hello Debbie Thank you for listening to my sermon and for taking the time to comment. You are correct they were wanting to kill Jesus before He said He was I Am-but once He said it they took up actual stoned to throw at Him. In the margin for I Am it references Rev. 1:8 which says I Am the Alpha and Omega-the beginning and the end. John 1:1-4 Makes it clear that the one who became Jesus was the Creator of the Old Testament and Eternal with life inherent. He was divine and He became human to be a sacrifice for our sins. Greg