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31 Once again the Judeans picked up rocks in order to stone him.
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Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
32 Yeshua answered them, "You have seen me do many good deeds that reflect the Father's power; for which one of these deeds are you stoning me?"
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Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
33 The Judeans replied, "We are not stoning you for any good deed, but for blasphemy -- because you, who are only a man, are making yourself out to be God [Hebrew: Elohim]."
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This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
34 Yeshua answered them, "Isn't it written in your Torah, `I have said, "You people are Elohim' "?h
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In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
35 If he called `elohim' the people to whom the word of Elohim was addressed (and the Tanakh cannot be broken),
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If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
36 then are you telling the one whom the Father set apart as holy and sent into the world, `You are committing blasphemy,' just because I said, `I am a son of Elohim'?
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Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
37 "If I am not doing deeds that reflect my Father's power, don't trust me.
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If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
38 But if I am, then, even if you don't trust me, trust the deeds; so that you may understand once and for all that the Father is united with me, and I am united with the Father."
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But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
39 One more time they tried to arrest him, but he slipped out of their hands.
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Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.
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