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<a href="/nlt/john/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus replied, “It is written in your own Scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the people, ‘I say, you are gods!’ <a href="/esv/john/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? <a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? <a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law: 'I said you are gods'? <a href="/kjv/john/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? <a href="/nkjv/john/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’? <a href="/nasb_/john/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law: ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS’? <a href="/nasb/john/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus answered them, &#8220Has it not been written in your Law, &#8216I SAID, YOU ARE GODS &#8216? <a href="/nasb77/john/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS’? <a href="/lsb/john/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS’? <a href="/amp/john/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’? <a href="/csb/john/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, I said, you are gods? <a href="/hcsb/john/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered them, &#8220Isn&#8217t it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods? <a href="/asv/john/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? <a href="/cev/john/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus replied: In your Scriptures doesn't God say, "You are gods"? <a href="/erv/john/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? <a href="/gwt/john/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said to them, "Don't your Scriptures say, 'I said, "You are gods" '? <a href="/gnt/john/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus answered, "It is written in your own Law that God said, 'You are gods.' <a href="/isv/john/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus replied to them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, "You are gods"'? <a href="/msb/john/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jesus replied, ?Is it not written in your Law: ?I have said you are gods?? <a href="/net/john/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods'? <a href="/nheb/john/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods?' <a href="/wbt/john/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? <a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Does it not stand written in your Law," replied Jesus, "'I said, you are gods'? <a href="/web/john/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus answered them, “Is it not having been written in your law: I said, you are gods? <a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law: 'I said you are gods'? <a href="/ylt/john/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus answered them, 'Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods? <a href="/slt/john/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said; Ye are gods?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said you are gods? <a href="/cpdv/john/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jesus responded to them: “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said: you are gods?’ <a href="/nabre/john/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’? <a href="/nrsvce/john/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus said to them, Is it not so written in your law, I said, you are gods? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said to them, “Is it not written in your law, 'I have said, “You are gods”'?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law, I said, you are gods? <a href="/godbey/john/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus responded to them, <FR>Is it not written in your law, that I said, Ye are gods?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, ?I said ye are gods?? <a href="/mace/john/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law, "I said ye are Gods?" <a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Does it not stand written in your Law," replied Jesus, "'I said, you are gods'? <a href="/worrell/john/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus answered them, <FR>"Has it not been written in your law, 'I said, ye are gods?'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Jesus replied, <FR>Is it not written in your law, "I have said, ye are gods?"<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/10-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3785" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">The Unbelief of the Jews</a> …33“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.” 34<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“Is it</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegrammenon (V-RPM/P-NNS) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">written</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomō (N-DMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">Law:</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">‘I</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipa (V-AIA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">have said</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you are</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theoi (N-NMP) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">gods’?</a> 35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a> I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’ <a href="/john/10-35.htm">John 10:35-36</a> If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— / 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? <a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1</a> The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Isaiah 41:23</a> Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a> Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a> Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a> But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-5.htm">1 Corinthians 8:5-6</a> For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a> The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6</a> Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8</a> But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. <a href="/hebrews/2-7.htm">Hebrews 2:7</a> You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a> But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. <a href="/1_john/5-20.htm">1 John 5:20</a> And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a> “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods?in.<a href="/john/12-34.htm">John 12:34</a> The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?<a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a> But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.<a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-19</a> As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: … I said.<a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Psalm 82:1,6,7</a> A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods… gods.<a href="/exodus/4-16.htm">Exodus 4:16</a> And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.<a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.<a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Exodus 22:28</a> Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/john/10-32.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-17.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/john/8-17.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/10-35.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/john/10-40.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/12-34.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/11-42.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/john/12-14.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">John 10</div>1. <a href="/john/10-1.htm">Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.</a> 19. <a href="/john/10-19.htm">Diverse opinions of him.</a> 23. <a href="/john/10-23.htm">He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;</a> 31. <a href="/john/10-31.htm">escapes the Jews;</a> 39. <a href="/john/10-39.htm">and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jesus replied In this passage, Jesus is responding to the accusations of blasphemy from the Jewish leaders. This interaction takes place during the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, a time when many Jews would gather to remember the rededication of the Second Temple. Jesus often used questions and references to Scripture to challenge the religious leaders and to reveal deeper truths about His identity and mission.Is it not written in your Law Here, "your Law" refers to the Hebrew Scriptures, particularly the Torah, which is the foundation of Jewish religious life. By using the term "your Law," Jesus emphasizes the authority and sacredness of the Scriptures that the Jewish leaders themselves uphold. This phrase also highlights Jesus' deep knowledge of the Scriptures and His ability to interpret them authoritatively.‘I have said you are gods’? This phrase is a direct quotation from <a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a>, where God addresses the judges of Israel, calling them "gods" because of their role as representatives of divine justice. In the cultural and historical context, judges and leaders were seen as God's agents on earth, tasked with upholding His laws and justice. Jesus uses this reference to argue that if human judges can be called "gods" in the Scriptures, then it is not blasphemous for Him, the Son of God, to claim a unique relationship with the Father. This argument underscores Jesus' divinity and His fulfillment of Old Testament types and prophecies concerning the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing the Jewish leaders who are challenging His claims of divinity. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a> The Pharisees and other religious authorities who are questioning Jesus and accusing Him of blasphemy. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a> Refers to the Hebrew Scriptures, particularly the Psalms, which Jesus quotes to make His point. 4. <a href="/topical/p/psalm_82.htm">Psalm 82</a> The specific Psalm Jesus references, where God addresses human judges as "gods" due to their role in executing divine justice. 5. <a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a> The likely setting for this discourse, as Jesus often taught and debated in the temple courts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_context.htm">Understanding Context</a> Jesus uses Scripture to defend His identity. We must understand the context of biblical passages to grasp their full meaning. <a href="/topical/a/authority_of_scripture.htm">Authority of Scripture</a> Jesus affirms the authority of the Scriptures, even when addressing His critics. We should hold Scripture as the ultimate authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Just as Jesus knew His identity and purpose, believers are called to understand their identity in Christ and live accordingly. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_believers.htm">Role of Believers</a> As representatives of God, believers are called to act justly and reflect God's character in their spheres of influence. <a href="/topical/d/defending_faith.htm">Defending Faith</a> Jesus models how to use Scripture to defend our faith. We should be prepared to give a reason for our hope with gentleness and respect.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 10</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'you_are_gods'_mean.htm">What does "You are gods" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_'little_gods'.htm">What does the Bible say about the "little gods" doctrine?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_82_2-4_conflict_with_god's_justice.htm">Does Psalm 82:2–4 conflict with God’s perfect justice by suggesting lesser “gods” are failing to judge rightly? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_deification_mean.htm">What does deification mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) Is it not written in your law?--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/8-17.htm" title="It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.">John 8:17</a>. The passage here quoted is in <a href="/psalms/82-6.htm" title="I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.">Psalm 82:6</a>, but the term "Law" is here used in a wide sense for the whole of the Old Testament. There are other examples of this usage in <a href="/john/7-49.htm" title="But this people who knows not the law are cursed.">John 7:49</a>; <a href="/john/12-34.htm" title="The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ stays for ever: and how say you, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?">John 12:34</a>; <a href="/john/15-25.htm" title="But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.">John 15:25</a>; <a href="/romans/3-19.htm" title="Now we know that what things soever the law said, it said to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.">Romans 3:19</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/14-21.htm" title="In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, said the LORD.">1Corinthians 14:21</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - The justification of Jesus which follows is often supposed to be a retraction of the claim - a repudiation of the inference which the Jews drew from the words recorded in ver. 30. On the contrary, our Lord took up one illustration from among many in Holy Scripture, that the union between man and God lay at the heart of their (νόμος) Law. True, he quoted from <a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a> with reference to the high official title given by the Holy Spirit to the false and tyrannical judges of the old covenant. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law? The Psalms are here spoken of as "the Law," showing that they did form part of the revelation and law of the Divine kingdom (<a href="/john/7-49.htm">John 7:49</a>; <a href="/john/12-34.htm">John 12:34</a>; <a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a>). Jesus does not imply that the Law was theirs and not his. There is not a shadow of disrespect cast on the Law by the pronoun, but such an identification of it with his hearers that they ought, by its aid, to have been saved from utterly misconceiving his words I said, Ye are gods (elohim, θεοί). To stand in close relation with the theocracy was to be covered with its glory. He seems to force upon them thus a host of similar blendings of the Divine and human in the age-long preparation for himself, and to free all these from the suspicion of blasphemy. The Hebrew thought was really calculated to prepare the world for this high intercommunion, not to abolish it. Judaism, rabbinism, had widened the chasm between God and man. Christ came to fill up the chasm; nay more, to show the Divine and human in living, indissoluble union. <a href="/commentaries/john/10-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied, Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “Is it ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not Οὐκ (Ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. written γεγραμμένον (gegrammenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Law: νόμῳ (nomō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. ‘I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have said εἶπα (eipa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. you are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. gods’? Θεοί (Theoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/10-34.htm">John 10:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/10-34.htm">NT Gospels: John 10:34 Jesus answered them Isn't it written (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/10-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 10:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 10:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/10-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 10:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 10:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>