John 10:36

"If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),"

Key Reflection

In John 10:36, Jesus asserts that even if he referred to certain individuals as gods, it is consistent with the Scriptures because the term "gods" can apply to those to whom God's word has come. This highlights that the divine nature described in Scripture extends beyond just one person and includes others who have received divine revelation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 36. Whom the Father hath sanctified. The word sanctify with us means to make holy; but this is not its meaning here, for the Son of God was always holy. The original word means to set apart from a common to a sacred use; to devote to a sacred purpose, and to designate or consecrate to a holy office. This is the meaning here. God has consecrated or appointed his Son to be his Messenger or Messiah to mankind. See Ex 28:41; Le 8:30. And sent into the world. As the Messiah, an office far more exalted than that of magistrates. I am the Son of God. This the Jews evidently understood as the same as saying that he was equal with God. This expression he had often applied to himself.

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