John 10:31 (KJV)

Passage

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Nearby Context

John 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jews", "took", "stones", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jews" and "took", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "I and my Father are one..." into verse 32's "Jesus answered them Many good works have...", so "jews" and "took" 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 "took" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.