Did Jesus claim to be God?
He sure did, he even went as far as detailing exactly how he is God.
Many people ask, "Where did Jesus say, I am God worship me...".
This is a very common question and is meant to trap the untrained Christian.
Jesus answered this trick question with excruciating detail.
| Jesus, the Son of Man is mentioned in the Old Testament | |
| Isaiah 7 | 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; the maiden, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel. |
| Isaiah 9 | 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace |
| Psalms 2 | 7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD, he said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you” |
| Daniel 3 |
91 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and rose in haste, asking his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they answered. 92 “But,” he replied, “I see four men unbound and unhurt, walking in the fire, and the fourth looks like a son of God.” |
| Daniel 7 | 13 As the visions during the night continued, I saw coming with the clouds of heaven. One like a son of man. |
| Proverbs 30 |
3 Neither have I learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy Ones. 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down again, who has cupped the wind in the hollow of the hand? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak, who has established all the ends of the earth? What is that person’s name, or the name of his Son?” |
Jesus, the Son of God is mentioned in the New Testament |
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| Matthew 3 | 16 After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him. 17 And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” |
| Matthew 11 | 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him |
| Matthew 25 | 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, 32 and all the nations* will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. |
| Mark 2 | 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven." |
| Mark 14 | 61 But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One?” 62 Then Jesus answered, “I am; |
| Luke 4 | 41 And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Messiah. |
| John 5 |
19 Jesus answered and said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, a son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees his father doing; for what he does, his son will do also. 20 For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. 22 Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to his Son, 23 So that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 25 Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live |
| John 6 | 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” |
| John 8 | 58 "Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." (Exodus 3: 14 Burning Bush "I AM") |
| John 10 |
27 My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. 30 The Father and I are one." |
| John 13 | 13 You call me ‘Master and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. |
| John 14 |
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. |
| John 16 | 15 Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. |
| John 17 |
1 When Jesus had said this, he raised his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you. 2 just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him. 4 I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. 5 Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began. 10 and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. 11 And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. 14 I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 22 And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, |
| John 20 |
27 hen he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” |