John 10:31

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.

30 I and my Father are one.

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

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

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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
KJV
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
WEB
Therefore the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
ASV
The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
DARBY
The Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.
BLB
Therefore the Jews took up stones again so that they might stone Him.
ÅB
Jødene tok da igjen opp steiner for å steine ham.
OTB
Da tok folkemengden igjen opp steiner for å steine ham.
B1930
Jødene tok da atter op stener for å stene ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 5:18

    Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

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  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

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  • John 11:8

    His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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  • Exodus 17:4

    And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

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  • Acts 7:58–59

    And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.

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  • Matthew 21:35

    And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

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  • Matthew 23:35

    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

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