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The Seven "I Am" Statements of Jesus

Seven times in John's Gospel, Jesus describes himself with an "I am" statement — the same phrase God uses of himself in Exodus 3:14. Each one answers a different need: hunger, direction, belonging, mortality.
"I am the bread of life"
Spoken the day after feeding the five thousand.
John 6:35
"I am the light of the world"
Said in the temple courts during the Feast of Tabernacles.
John 8:12
"I am the door"
The way into the sheepfold — safety and belonging.
John 10:9
"I am the good shepherd"
The shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, unlike a hired hand.
John 10:11
"I am the resurrection and the life"
Spoken to Martha just before raising Lazarus.
John 11:25
"I am the way, the truth, and the life"
Jesus's answer when Thomas asks how to know the way to the Father.
John 14:6
"I am the true vine"
On the connection between him and everyone who stays joined to him.
John 15:1