John 10 · Verse 31

John 10:31

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
John 10:31, King James Version

John 10:31 in other translations

BSBAt this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
WEBTherefore the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
ASVThe Jews took up stones again to stone him.
YLTTherefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;
DARBYThe Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.
BBEThen the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
WebsterThen the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

What does John 10:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him--and for precisely the same thing as before (Joh 8:58, 59).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 31. The Jews took up stones. Stoning was the punishment of a blasphemer, Lev 24:14-16. They considered him guilty of blasphemy because he made himself equal with God, Jn 10:33.

Again. They had before plotted against his life (Jn 5:16,18) and once at least they had taken up stones to destroy him, Jn 8:59.

(f) "The Jews" Jn 8:59

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 The Jews took up stones - To stone him as a blasphemer, Lev 24:14-16, because he said he was one with God. The evangelist adds the word again, because they had attempted to do this before, see Joh 8:59; but it seems they were prevented from doing this now by the following discourse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:31-38
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 searching find out to perfection, but we may know and believe these declarations of Christ.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

John 10:31 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἘβάστασανEbastasanTook upG941
οὖνounthereforeG3767
πάλινpalinagainG3825
λίθουςlithousstonesG3037
οἱhoitheG3588
Ἰουδαῖοι,IoudaioiJews,G2453
ἵναinathatG2443
λιθάσωσινlithasōsinthey may stoneG3034
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 10:31

  • John 5:18

    Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

  • John 11:8

    His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

  • Exodus 17:4

    And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

  • Acts 7:58-59

    And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

  • Matthew 21:35

    And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

  • Matthew 23:35

    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:18; 8:59; 11:8; Ex 17:4; 1Sa 30:6; Mt 21:35; 23:35; Ac 7:52,58,59

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 10:30

    I and my Father are one.

  • John 10:31

    Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

  • John 10:32

    Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

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John 10:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces volvieron á tomar piedras los Judíos para apedrearle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les Juifs donc levèrent encore des pierres pour le lapider.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da hoben die Juden wiederum Steine auf, auf daß sie ihn steinigten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sustulerunt ergo lapides Judæi, ut lapidarent eum.