³¹ Again the Jews picked up stones to kill Jesus.

³² But Jesus said to them, “I have done many good works from the Father. Which of these good works are you killing me for?”

³³ The Jews answered, “We are not killing you for any good work you did. But you say things that are against God. You are only a man but you say you are God!”

³⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written in your law that God said, ‘I said you are gods.’

³⁵ This Scripture called those people gods who received God’s message. And Scripture is always true.

³⁶ So why do you say I speak against God because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

³⁷ If I don’t do what my Father does, then don’t believe me.

³⁸ But if I do what my Father does, even though you don’t believe in me, believe what I do. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”

³⁹ They tried to get Jesus again, but he escaped from them.

⁴⁰ Then he went back across the Jordan River to the place where John had first baptized people. Jesus stayed there,

⁴¹ and many people came to him. They said, “John never did a miracle, but everything John said about this man is true.”

⁴² And many people there believed in Jesus.