In Did Jesus Claim to be God, I said that I would post some of the verses I collected in putting that post together. This post will have the verses which Jesus Claims to be God’s Son. There will be other post with verses related to “I Am” where Jesus claims a) to be the God, b) to be greater than the angels, c) actions associated with God, and d) places others call Him God and were not corrected.
| Verses with 1st Person εἰμὶ (eimi) | Notes |
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| Matthew 27:43 V-PI-1S
42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” |
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| Luke 22:70 V-PI-1S
69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.” 71 “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.” |
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| John 6:41 V-PI-1S
40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” 41 At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” |
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| John 8:28 V-PI-1S
27 They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. 29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” |
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| John 10:14 V-PI-1S
14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, 15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. |
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| John 10:36 V-PI-1S
36 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy’ for stating that I am the Son of God? 37 If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me. |
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| John 11:25 V-PI-1S
24 Martha replied, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies. 26 And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” |
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| John 13:33 V-PI-1S
32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ 34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another. |
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| John 14:3 V-PI-1S
2 In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. |
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| John 17:24 V-PI-1S
23 I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me |
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| Verses with Present Infinitive εἶναι (einai) | |
| Luke 2:49 V-PN
49 “Why were you looking for Me? He asked,“Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” |
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| Luke 20:41 V-PN
38 “Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.” 39 Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” 40 For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything. 41Then He said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son? 42“For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, 43UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’44“Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and how is He his son?” |
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| John 17:5 V-PN
4 I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. |
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