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God Presides in the Divine Assembly

Psalms 82:6

In 11 translations

BSB
I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’Cited in John 10:34
KJV
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
WEB
I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
ASV
I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.
LSV
I have said, “You [are] gods, || And sons of the Most High—all of you,
YLT
I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,
DBY
I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;Elohim
DRC81:6
I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.
GNV
I haue said, Ye are gods, and ye all are children of the most High.
JPS
I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.
LXXE81:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃
LXX-Br81:6
Ἐγὼ εἶπα, θεοί ἐστε, καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου πάντες.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • John 10:34–36Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and…
  • Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
  • Exodus 22:28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
  • Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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