John 10:33 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

John 10:31 The Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.

John 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?

John 10:33 The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

John 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

John 10:35 If he called *them* gods to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jews", "answered", "good", "stone", "thee", "blasphemy", "thou", and "makest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jews" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Jesus answered them Many good works have..." into verse 34's "Jesus answered them Is it not written...", so "jews" and "answered" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jews" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.