We need only to look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement to know He was claiming to be God. They tried to stone Him for this very reason: “You, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33).
Kwa mtazamo wa kwanza, hili linaweza kuwa si dai la kuwa Mungu. Lakini angalia mapokezi ya ujumbe huu kwa wayahudi, “hatukupigi mawe kwa lengine lile ila kufuru, kwa sababu wewe ni mwanadamu, unayejidai kuwa Mungu” (Yohana 10:33).