John 10:32 (GNV)

Passage

Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe ye stone me?

Nearby Context

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

John 10:31 Then ye Iewes againe tooke vp stones, to stone him.

John 10:32 Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe ye stone me?

John 10:33 The Iewes answered him, saying, For the good worke we stone thee not, but for blasphemie, and that thou being a man, makest thy selfe God.

John 10:34 Iesus answered them, Is it not written in your Lawe, I sayd, Ye are gods?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "answered", "good", "workes", "haue", "shewed", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Then ye Iewes againe tooke vp stones..." into verse 33's "The Iewes answered him saying For the...", so "iesus" 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 "iesus" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.