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33 The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God.”(A) 34 [a]Jesus answered them,(B) “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’? 35 If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside, 36 can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated[b] and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:34 This is a reference to the judges of Israel who, since they exercised the divine prerogative to judge (Dt 1:17), were called “gods”; cf. Ex 21:6, besides Ps 82:6, from which the quotation comes.
  2. 10:36 Consecrated: this may be a reference to the rededicated altar at the Hanukkah feast; see note on Jn 10:22.

33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(A)

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law,(B) ‘I have said you are “gods”’[a]?(C) 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(D) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(E) 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(F) as his very own(G) and sent into the world?(H) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(I)

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  1. John 10:34 Psalm 82:6

16 whoever utters the name of the Lord in a curse shall be put to death.(A) The whole community shall stone that person; alien and native-born alike must be put to death for uttering the Lord’s name in a curse.

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16 anyone who blasphemes(A) the name of the Lord is to be put to death.(B) The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.

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