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John 10:34

“Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?”

John 10:34 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 82:6

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Jesus quotes Psalm 82:6 and calls it “law.”

Formula: Οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὑμῶν ὅτι “is it not written in your law…?” (John 10:34)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὑμῶν ὅτι Ἐγὼ εἶπα Θεοί ἐστε

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם

Septuagint (Psalms 81:6 in the Septuagint numbering): ἐγὼ εἶπα Θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ Υψἰστου πάντες·

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

John 10:34, word by word

JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsous” appears
answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē

answer

To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.

Where else “apekrithē” appears
“Is it notἔστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenon

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegrammenon” appears
your lawνόμῳnomōi

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

Where else “nomōi” appears
saidεἶπαeipa

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipa” appears
gods’ΘεοίTheoi

god

A god of other peoples.

Where else “Theoi” appears

Translation note

Psalm 82:6, said to those who judge (82:2-4). Here “law” covers the whole of Scripture, since the passage is from a psalm.

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Quotation · Psalms 82:6

Jesus quotes Psalm 82:6 and calls it “law.”

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John 10:34

34Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?

Psalms 82:6

6I said, ‘You are gods, and sons of Elyon, all of you.

The context

33The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are stoning you, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

34 · This verse (above)

35If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

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  1. 1. What it says

    Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?

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