"The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man,…" — John 10:33

John 10:33 · KJV

“The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”

— John 10:33

Verse 32

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

Verse 34

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

John 10 — Context

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Cross References

John 5:18

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Leviticus 24:16

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, {and} all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name {of the LORD}, shall be put to death.

John 10:30

I and {my} Father are one.

Romans 13:1

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. {ordained: or, ordered}

Psalms 82:6

I have said, Ye {are} gods; and all of you {are} children of the most High.

Philippians 2:6

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

1 Kings 21:10

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And {then} carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

Leviticus 24:14

Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard {him} lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.