John 10 · Verse 33

John 10:33

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.

John 10:33, King James Version

John 10:33 in other translations

BSB	“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”
WEB	The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
ASV	The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
YLT	The Jews answered him, saying, ‘For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'
DARBY	The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
BBE	This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
Webster	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.

What does John 10:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

33. for a blasphemy--whose legal punishment was stoning (Le 24:11-16). thou, being a man--that is, a man only. makest thyself God--Twice before they understood Him to advance the same claim, and both times they prepared themselves to avenge what they took to be the insulted honor of God, as here, in the way directed by their law (Joh 5:18; 8:59).

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

Barnes' Notes

Verse 33. For blasphemy. Mt 9:3.

Makest thyself God. Jn 5:18. This shows how they understood what he had said.

Makest thyself. Dost claim to be God, or thy language implies this.

(g) "and because" Jn 5:16, 10:30, Ps 82:6, Rom 13:1

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 33 But for blasphemy - I have elsewhere shown that the original word, βλασφημειν, when applied to men, signifies to speak injuriously of their persons, character, connections, etc.; but when applied to God it signifies to speak impiously, i.e. contrary to his nature, perfections, the wisdom of his providence, or goodness of his works. Thou, being a man - That is, only a man - makest thyself God. When Christ said before, Joh 10:30, I and the Father are one, had the Jews understood him (as many called Christians profess to do) as only saying he had a unity of sentiments with the Father, they would not have attempted to treat him for this as a blasphemer; because in this sense Abraham, Isaac, Moses, David, and all the prophets, were one with God. But what irritated them so much was that they understood him as speaking of a unity of nature. Therefore they say here, thou makest thyself God; which word they understood, not in a figurative, metaphorical, or improper sense, but in the most literal meaning of the term.

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…

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John 10:33 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.

ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanAnsweredG611

αὐτῷautōto HimG846

οἱhoitheG3588

ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJewsG2453

περὶperiForG4012

καλοῦkaloua goodG2570

ἔργουergouworkG2041

οὐounotG3756

λιθάζομένlithazomenwe do stoneG3034

σεseYouG4771

ἀλλὰallabutG235

περὶperiforG4012

βλασφημίας,blasphēmiasblasphemy,G988

καὶkaiandG2532

ὅτιhotibecauseG3754

σὺsuYou yourselfG4771

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444

ὢνōnbeingG1510

ποιεῖςpoieismakeG4160

σεαυτὸνseautonyourselfG4771

θεόν.¶theonGod.G2316

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

Cross references for John 10:33

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 10:30
I and my Father are one.
Leviticus 24:16
And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
Philippians 2:6
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Psalms 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Kings 21:10
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
Leviticus 24:14
Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

but.
Le 24:14; 1Ki 21:10
makest.
30; 5:18; Ps 82:6; Ro 13:1; Php 2:6

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

Context

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?
John 10:33
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.
John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

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John 10:33 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Respondiéronle los Judíos, diciendo: Por buena obra no te apedreamos, sino por la blasfemia; y porque tú, siendo hombre, te haces Dios.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Les Juifs lui répondirent: Nous ne te lapidons pas pour une bonne œuvre, mais pour blasphème; et parce que toi, étant homme, tu te fais Dieu.
German Elberfelder 1871	Die Juden antworteten ihm: Wegen eines guten Werkes steinigen wir dich nicht, sondern wegen Lästerung, und weil du, der du ein Mensch bist, dich selbst zu Gott machst.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Responderunt ei Judæi: De bono opere non lapidamus te, sed de blasphemia; et quia tu homo cum sis, facis teipsum Deum.