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Who are the "gods" in "You are gods" in John 10:30-36?
In John 10:30-36 (NASB), Jesus responds to an accusation of blasphemy by quoting the Old Testament:
30I and the Father are one.”
31The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32Jesus ...
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Did the Jews expect the Messiah to be the Son of God? Matthew 26:63
Matthew 26:63b:
And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of
God.
Christ is the Greek form of the word ...
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Did Ezekiel intend to contradict Exodus 20?
From the Decalogue, Exodus 20:5 (ESV):
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and ...
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Are there two separate reasons given for wanting to stone Jesus?
Beginning in Chapter 5, John details how the Jews wanted to kill Jesus. First, the intent is described: for making Himself equal to God (5:18). Then the manner of death they picked up stones to throw ...
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"That they may be one, even as we are one" in John 17:11
In John 17:11, Jesus prays that his disciples "may be one":
11And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have ...
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Was stoning legal under Roman law?
From John 8:
3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of ...
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What did Jesus mean when he said "The Father who dwells in me"? John 14:10
John 14:10:
10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. [ESV]...
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What is the logic behind the Jews' reasoning which led them to spontaneously stone Stephen to death?
Acts 7:51-60 (ESV):
51 “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not ...
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What was the probable original Hebrew statement spoken by Jesus in Jn 10:30? [closed]
I want to know the probable original Hebrew statement spoken by Jesus in Jn 10:30:
"I and the Father are one."
"Egō kai ho Patēr hen esmen."
Specifically, I want to know whether the probable ...
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How do you reconcile "He has uttered blasphemy" with "they hated me without a cause"? [closed]
Matthew 26:65.
"Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has uttered blasphemy. "What further witnesses do we need? You have heard his blasphemy." (ESV)
John 15:25
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What are the exegetical options for the argument the Jews are making at John 5:18?
John 5:18 is
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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What does the word one in John 10:30 and Mark 12:29 mean?
Mark 12:29 YLT and Jesus answered him -- 'The first of all the commands is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;
John 10:30 YLT I and the Father are one
On which verse does it mean (...
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In John 5:42 was Jesus' statement particularly offensive because it claimed they were not truthful when reciting the Shema?
In John 5:42 Jesus stated:
ἀλλʼ ἔγνωκα ὑμᾶς ὅτι ⸉τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔχετε⸊ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς
(John 5:42, NA28)
But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.
(John 5:42, ESV)
Why they ...
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