KJV King James Version
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
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John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered them, ‘Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?
Surrounding context — John 10
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
33 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.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusοὐκG3756 · ounoἔστινG1510 · eimito beγεγραμμένονG1125 · graphōto writeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawὑμῶνG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weεἶπα·G2036 · eiponto sayθεοίG2316 · theosGodἐστε;G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Psalm 82:6-7I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.Exodus 7:1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.Psalm 82:1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.Exodus 4:16And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.Psalm 138:1[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.John 12:34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?John 8:17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.John 15:25But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.Romans 3:10-19As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:1 Corinthians 14:21In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
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