KJV King James Version
I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.
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Psalm 82:6
I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
WEB World English Bible
I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
ASV American Standard Version
I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I—I have said, ‘Gods ye are, And sons of the Most High—all of you,
Surrounding context — Psalm 82
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
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John 10:34-36Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?Psalm 82:1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.Exodus 22:9For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
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