John 10:35

John 10:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
• New International Version (NIV)If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
• English Standard Version (ESV)If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—
• New King James Version (NKJV)If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

Context of John 10:35

33The Jews answered Him, “We are not going to stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere man, make Yourself out to be God.” 34Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’? If He called them gods, men to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be undone or annulled or broken), 36[if that is true] then do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37If I do not do the works of My Father [that is, the miracles that only God could perform], then do not believe Me.

John 10:35 word by word

εἰ ἐκείνους εἶπεν θεοὺς πρὸς οὓς ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ οὐ δύναται λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• he calledλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• themἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• godsθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• cannotοὐou · noG3756
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• be brokenλύωluō · to looseG3089

Cross-references for John 10:35

• Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
• Deuteronomy 18:15“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among you, from your countrymen (brothers, brethren). You shall listen to him.
• 1 Samuel 14:36Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them [alive].” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let us approach God here.”
• 1 Samuel 15:1Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now listen and pay close attention to the words of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 23:9But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
• 1 Samuel 28:6So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim [used like lots by the priest to determine the will of God] or by prophets.
• 1 Samuel 30:8David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue [the captives].”
• 2 Samuel 7:5“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Should you be the one to build Me a house in which to dwell?
• 1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My Name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before me.
• 2 Chronicles 11:2But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the ungodly and love those who hate the Lord and in doing so bring wrath from the Lord on yourself?
• Romans 13:1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.
• John 12:38This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled, revealed)?”
• John 19:28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said in fulfillment of the Scripture, “I am thirsty.”
• Matthew 5:18For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Commentaries on John 10:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Unto whom the word of God came - Bishop Pearce thinks that "the word , here, is put for , the word or matter of judgment, as in 2 Chronicles 19:6, where Jehoshaphat, setting up judges in the land of Judah, says: Take heed what ye do: judge not for men, but for the Lord, who is with you in judgment - , in the words or matters of judgment, - Sept., which is nearly according to the Hebrew to משפט בדבר bedebar mishpat, in the word or matter of judgment. In…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-38Verses 34-38 Jesus answered them - The answer of Jesus consists of two parts. The first John 10:34-36 shows that they ought not to object to his use of the word God, even if he were no more than a man. The second John 10:37-38 repeats substantially what he had before said, left the same impression, and in proof of it he appealed to his works. John 10:34 In your law - Psalm 82:6. The word “law” here, is used to include the Old Testament. I said - The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-38Verses 31-38 Christ's works of power and mercy proclaim him to be over all, God blessed for evermore, that all may know and believe He is in the Father, and the Father in Him. Whom the Father sends, he sanctifies. The holy God will reward, and therefore will employ, none but such as he makes holy. The Father was in the Son, so that by Divine power he wrought his miracles; the Son was so in the Father, that he knew the whole of His mind. This we cannot by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-36‘I have said you are gods’: If the word gods could describe people other than the Lord, then Jesus was not breaking the law by referring to himself in this way. But Jesus is not just any son of God. Jesus is the Son of God who the Father sent into the world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3634-36. Is it not written in your law--in Psa 82:6, respecting judges or magistrates. Ye are gods--being the official representatives and commissioned agents of God.Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:35

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Fold
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• Sanctify
• Son of God
• Thief
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Gods

Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings