John 10:33 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

John 10:31 The Jews then took up stones to stone him.

John 10:32 Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?

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

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

John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; 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 I..." 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.