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John 10:34

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KJV ORIGINAL

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

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Jesus shot back at them, 'Isn't it written right there in your own law that I said, "You are gods"?'

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Jesus used their own scriptures to flip the script on his critics.

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Jesus replied, 'Isaiah totally called you out centuries ago when he wrote: These people say all the right things about me, but their hearts aren't actually in it at all.'

Jesus looked right at them and said, 'So what about this scripture then: The stone the builders tossed aside? That same stone became the most important piece of the whole building.'

Jesus answered them, 'You're right — Elijah does come first to get everything ready and restore what's been broken. But here's what's also written: the Son of Man has to go through serious suffering and be completely rejected by people.'

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