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Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, `You blaspheme,` because I said, `I am the Son of God?`
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A Defense from Their Own Law
Commentators explain that Jesus uses a brilliant "lesser to greater" argument. He references Psalm 82:6, where human judges are called "gods" because they represent divine authority. His point is that if their own revered Scriptures call fallible men "gods," it is illogical to accuse Him—the one uniquely consecrated and sent by the Father—of blasphemy for claiming to be the "Son of God."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jesus answered them. The answer of Jesus consists of two parts. The first (John 10:34–36) shows that they ought not t…
Of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world (ον ο πατηρ ηγιασεν κα απεστειλεν εις τον κοσμον). Another relative clau…
19th Century
Anglican
Whom the Father has sanctified, and sent into the world.—Better, Whom the Father sanctified, and sent into the world.…
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Jesus unmistakably refers to himself as “God’s Son [GK 5626]” To him it was not a strained assertion but a logical statement, for he was fully awar…
16th Century
Protestant
Whom the Father hath sanctified. There is a sanctification that is common to all believers. But here Christ claims for himself so…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified Not by making his human nature pure and holy, and free from all sin, a…
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Christ's works of power and mercy proclaim Him to be over all, God blessed for evermore, that all may know and believe He is in the Father, and the…
13th Century
Catholic
We have seen the teaching of Christ, and now we see the effect this teaching has on the Jews. We observe three things:
