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;
• 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),
• New Living Translation (NLT)And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’

Context of John 10:35

33“We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” 34Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside— 36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.

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 this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
• Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
• 1 Samuel 14:36Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.” “Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied. But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.”
• 1 Samuel 15:1Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
• 1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
• 1 Samuel 30:8and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”
• 2 Samuel 7:5“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?
• 1 Chronicles 22:8But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
• 2 Chronicles 11:2But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:
• 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you.
• Romans 13:1Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
• John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
• John 19:28Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
• Matthew 5:18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never 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

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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