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John 10:33
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Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus

31 Then athe Jews took up stones again to stone Him.  
32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for ablasphemy, and because You, being a Man, bmake Yourself God.”  
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, a‘I said, “You are gods” ’?  
35 If He called them gods, ato whom the word of God came (and the Scripture bcannot be broken),  
36 do you say of Him awhom the Father sanctified and bsent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ cbecause I said, ‘I am dthe Son of God’?  
37 aIf I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;  
38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, abelieve the works, that you may know and1 believe bthat the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”  
39 aTherefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.  

The Believers Beyond Jordan

40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place awhere John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.  
Verse Comparison: John 10:33

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
The Jews replied, We are not going to stone You for a good act, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere Man, make Yourself [out to be] God.

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "We are not stoning you because of any good thing you did. We are stoning you because you did a terrible thing. You are just a man, and here you are claiming to be God!"

Darby English Version
The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Good News Bible
They answered, "We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!"

International Standard Version
The Jews answered him, "We are not going to stone you for a good work but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, are making yourself God!"

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out {to be} God."

New International Version
"We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God."

New King James Version
The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, only a man, make Yourself out as equivalent to God."

Young's Literal Translation
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.'


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