Is Jesus God? What the Bible Says
The Bible does not present Jesus as merely a prophet or teacher. It records His own claims to divinity and the apostles' worship of Him as God.
What the Bible says
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I and my Father are one.
John 10:30 Jesus claims unity with the Father so directly that His hearers picked up stones for blasphemy (John 10:31-33): they understood exactly what He meant.
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Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 8:58 By calling Himself "I am," Jesus takes God's own covenant name from Exodus 3:14 and applies it to Himself.
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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Colossians 2:9 Paul states it as doctrine: the fullness of deity dwells in Christ bodily, not partially or symbolically.
A grounded way to understand this
The New Testament's answer is consistent from the Gospels to the Epistles: Jesus is fully God and fully man. This is the historic Christian faith expressed in the creeds.
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People also ask
Did Jesus ever say 'I am God'?
He said it in the idiom His hearers understood: "I and my Father are one" (John 10:30) and "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58), taking God's covenant name. They tried to stone Him for blasphemy, which shows they heard a claim to divinity.
How can Jesus be God and pray to God?
The Bible teaches one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Jesus as the Son relates to the Father personally while sharing the same divine nature (John 1:1).
What do other religions say about Jesus?
Islam honors Jesus as a prophet but denies His divinity; Judaism awaits the Messiah; the Bible's own testimony is that He is "the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). This page presents the Bible's answer.
Every answer is grounded in Scripture (KJV) and written to bring clarity, comfort, and truth.