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John 10:33
33The Jewish leaders answered, ‘We do not want to kill you because of any good things that you have done. We want to kill you because you are speaking against God. You are only a man, but you are saying that you are God.’
John 10:33 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)“We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
Context of John 10:33
31Then the Jewish leaders picked up stones again to throw at Jesus so that they could kill him. 32Jesus said to them, ‘I have done many good things. The Father sent me to do them, and I have shown them to you. Which of those good things make you want to kill me with stones?’ The Jewish leaders answered, ‘We do not want to kill you because of any good things that you have done. We want to kill you because you are speaking against God. You are only a man, but you are saying that you are God.’ 34Jesus answered them, ‘It is written in your own books of God's Law that God said, “You are gods.” 35God called the people to whom he spoke “gods”. And you know that the Bible always remains true.
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ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ καλοῦ ἔργου οὐ λιθάζομέν σε ἀλλὰ περὶ βλασφημίας, καὶ ὅτι σὺ ἄνθρωπος ὢν ποιεῖς σεαυτὸν θεόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Forπερίperi · aboutG4012
- aἔργονergon · workG2041
- goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
- we stoneλιθάζωlithazō · to stoneG3034
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- notοὐou · noG3756
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- because thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- beingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- makestποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
Cross-references for John 10:33
- Leviticus 24:14‘Take the man outside the camp. All the people who heard him speak must put a hand on him. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.
- 1 Kings 21:10Put two wicked men in seats near him. Tell them to accuse Naboth that he has insulted God and the king. Then take him out. Throw stones at him until he is dead.’
- John 10:30My Father and I are one.’
- John 5:18Because Jesus said this, the Jewish leaders became really angry. They wanted even more to kill him. Jesus not only worked on the day of rest. He was also calling God his own Father, so he was making himself equal with God.
- Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High God.
- Romans 13:1Everyone must obey the government officers. It is God who gives the authority to rule. The people who rule have received their authority from God.
- Philippians 2:6Christ had the same nature as God. He was completely equal with God. But he did not try to keep hold of that.
Commentaries on John 10:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33But for blasphemy - I have elsewhere shown that the original word, , when applied to men, signifies to speak injuriously of their persons, character, connections, etc.; but when applied to God it signifies to speak impiously, i.e. contrary to his nature, perfections, the wisdom of his providence, or goodness of his works. Thou, being a man - That is, only a man - makest thyself God. When Christ said before, John 10:30, I and the Father are one, had the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33For blasphemy - See the notes at Matthew 9:3. Makest thyself God - See the notes at John 5:18. This shows how they understood what he had said. Makest thyself - Dost claim to be God, or thy language implies this.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. 31-33The people understood what Jesus meant and wanted to kill him (see 10:33). The problem was not that Jesus performed good works, but that he claimed to be God (see 6:42, 60; 7:29–30). Blasphemy (speaking in a way that dishonors God) was punishable by death under the law of Moses. The required punishment was stoning (see Leviticus 24:23; John 8:59).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. for a blasphemy--whose legal punishment was stoning (Le 24:11-16). thou, being a man--that is, a man only. makest thyself God--Twice before they understood Him to advance the same claim, and both times they prepared themselves to avenge what they took to be the insulted honor of God, as here, in the way directed by their law (Joh 5:18; 8:59).Read the comment
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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
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