John 10:36

Translations

Modern

…then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

Traditional

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?

Literal

…do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

Latin

…quem Pater sanctificavit, et misit in mundum vos dicitis: Quia blasphemas, quia dixi: Filius Dei sum?

Interlinear

Greek

English

…then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

Notes

John 10:34–36

‘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.

John 10:25–42

In his final public statement in this Gospel, Jesus gave a clear and complete declaration about who he is (10:30). He spoke openly about his unity with the Father.

This statement brought his public teaching to a high point and made his identity unmistakable.

John 10:1–42

Chapter 10 continues the series of feast sermons (see study note on 5:1–10:42). Here, the setting is the Feast of Dedication. The timing of this feast is important for understanding the story (see study note on 10:22).

Theme notes and profiles

Preaching to a Tough Crowd The Christ Hymn: Christ’s Divine Nature

Events

Feast of Dedication

Related verses

John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
John 5:17–18
But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
John 20:28
Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
John 10:30–33
I and the Father are one.”
John 20:31
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
John 17:21
…that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
John 17:8
For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
John 17:18
As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blasphemy Consecration Elohim Ezekiel, Book of John, Gospel of Miracle Shepherd

Topics

Blasphemy: Charged Upon Christ God: Fatherhood of Jesus, the Christ: Relation of, to the Father Jesus, the Christ: Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Teaches in the Temple (At Jerusalem) at the Feast of Dedication Temple: Herod the Great's Temple: Jesus Teaches In

John 10:36

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