A.T. Robertson Commentary John 10:34

"Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?" — John 10:34 (ASV)

Is it not written? (ουκ εστιν γεγραμμενον; ). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of γραφω in place of the usual γεγραπτα. "Does it not stand written?"

In your law (εν τω νομω υμων). From Ps 82:6. The term νομος (law) applying here to the entire O.T. as in 12:34; 15:25; Romans 3:19; 1 Corinthians 14:21. Aleph D Syr-sin. omit υμων, but needlessly. We have it already so from Jesus in 8:17. They posed as the special custodians of the O.T.

I said (οτ εγω ειπα). Recitative οτ before a direct quotation like our quotation marks. Ειπα is a late second aorist form of indicative with -α instead of -ον.

Ye are gods (θεο εστε). Another direct quotation after ειπα but without οτ. The judges of Israel abused their office and God is represented in Ps 82:6 as calling them "gods" (θεο, elohim) because they were God's representatives. See the same use of elohim in Ex 21:6; 22:9,28. Jesus meets the rabbis on their own ground in a thoroughly Jewish way.