Where in Bible, Jesus himself claimed to be God or Son of God?
 
A: This is an important question, but Jesus not only claimed to be God in words, Jesus demonstrated it and accepted worship as God.
 
Jesus’ Own Words That He is God
 
Jesus Himself said He was God in John 8:58. Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” The word “I am,” was the divine name of God, used countless times in the Old Testament. This word “YHWH” in Hebrew, is explained as the “personal name” of God in Exodus 3:14-15, 20:5; Isaiah 42:8; 44:6, this personal name of God has been lost to Muslims. Now the Jews either understood Jesus’ communication correctly when they picked up stones to stone Him, or else they misunderstood Jesus’ communication. Jesus could have said “there is a mistake here, you misunderstand me. I do not claim to be God like you say.” However, there is no record of Jesus ever saying there was any mistake. On the contrary, we have records of the apostles, as well as their disciples, reiterating that Jesus is God.
 
The Jew’s responded directly to Jesus’ claim in John 10:33: “‘We are not stoning you for any of these’, replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.’”
 
Jesus replied to them that
 
1) Since Scripture called non-divine being “gods” in Psalm 82:6-7, how much more fitting it is it to call the One uniquely set apart as God’s Son.
 
2) Even if you will not believe Jesus’ words alone, at least consider the miracles to understand that the Father is in Jesus and Jesus is in the Father.
 
On other occasions the scribes and Pharisees wanted to stone Jesus because He claimed to be God. Now imagine a godly person being accused, on multiple occasions, of a wicked crime he did not commit. Imagine him barely escaping some times, but every single time, he never denied that he committed the crime. Can you imagine this? - I cannot. Yet that is what some critics think Jesus did for the crime of blasphemy in claiming to be God.
 
Negative affirmation: Jesus said of the Pharisees, “if you do not believe that I am the One I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.” John 8:24b.
 
Positive affirmation of Thomas: Thomas the disciple called Jesus God in John 20:28. Thomas even went further than that. John 20:28 actually says that Thomas said to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus replied to Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Jesus has no hint of rebuke toward Thomas. Indeed, the only remotely negative thing Jesus said is that those who have not seen Jesus in person and believe (this about Jesus) are more blessed than those who have seen Jesus and believe this. Now either
 
a) Thomas was wrong, and he sinned by calling Jesus God, and perhaps Jesus sinned by accepting this and not rebuking Thomas, or
 
b) Jesus was right to affirm what Thomas said.
 
   Do you agree that either: They were both right, or that Thomas and Jesus were both wrong?
 
Jesus would send His angels in Matthew 13:41, which are the angels of God (Luke 12:8-9; 15:10).
 
Jesus said he would judge the world (Matthew 24:31-46, 25:31-3; John 5:21-22, 27). Yet is God who is coming to judge the world (Psalm 50:1-6; Joel 3:12; Dt 32:35).
 
   At Jesus’ trial for blasphemy before the Sanhedrin, they could have let him go. All Jesus had to do was say “I am not God, people thinking I was God is a mistake.” Yet Jesus never said that, and the trial continued.
 
“All that belongs to the Father is mine.” John 16:15a. Now it is easy to understand someone saying “All that belongs to me I give to God”, but Jesus says, “All that belongs to the Father is mine.” I have never heard anyone explain how this could be a true statement and Jesus not be God.
 
   A non-Christian might wonder if these verses were added much later. However, an ancient Bible manuscript called the Bodmer II papyrii (125-175 A.D.), has preserved John 1:1-6:11; 6:35b-14:26; 14:29-30; 15:2-26; 16:2-4, 6-7; 16:10-20:20; 20:22-23; 20:25-21:9; 21:12,17.
 
Jesus Accepted Worship
 
   Jesus Himself told Satan that no one should be worshipped and served except God (Matthew 4:10 and Luke 4:8). Yet…
 
Jesus accepted worship. Only God should be worshipped, and Jesus was showing that He was God. In John 9:38 when Jesus spoke to the (formerly) blind man a second time, Jesus asked him “Do you believe in the Son of God?” The man asked who He was. Jesus said “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” Then the man said “Lord, I believe!” and he worshipped Him. Jesus affirmed Him for his belief, and criticized the Jews who did not believe. Also note that Jesus did not ask if the man believed in God; Jesus asked the man if He believed in the Son of God.
 
From a leper Jesus accepted worship (Matthew 8:2)
 
The women at the tomb worshipped Jesus, clasping his feet, in Matthew 28:9
 
God sent the wise men to worship Jesus (Matthew 2:2). Wise men today worship Him too.
 
The disciples of Jesus, after Jesus walked on water, worshipped Him in Matthew 14:33. None of the disciples ever heard Jesus say this was wrong.
 
After Jesus rose from the dead, the disciples worshipped Him in Luke 24:52 and Matthew 28:17.
 
Against this, the angel of God refused to allow anyone to worship him (the angel) in Revelation 19:10 and 22:8-9. Likewise, Paul and Barnabas refused worship of themselves in Acts 14:11-16.
 
Either Jesus sinned in accepting worship, or else He was correct in doing so.
 
Jesus Demonstrated That He was God
 
   Jesus had authority over demons and Jesus said His miracles spoke for him (John 10:25). The Old Testament prophesied of Jesus. Jesus also said that no one came to the Father except through Him (John 14:6; 6:45; ~8:24) However, many Muslims might agree with these things about Jesus, without it proving that Jesus is God.
 
Jesus made Himself equal with God
 
a) Jesus said we are to honor the Son just as we honor the Father. John 5:23
 
b) Request for prayer in Jesus’ name. John 14:13-14;15:7
 
c) The Father and Jesus “own” all in common. John 16:15;17:10.
 
d) On earth the Father lived in Jesus. John 10:38;14:10-11.
 
e) On earth Jesus was in the Father. John 10:38;14:11
 
f) If you really know Jesus, then you know the Father and have seen the Father. John 14:7-9
 
Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” in John 10:30.
 
Jesus had authority, for he said, “You have heard it said, … but I say to you” (Matthew 5:21-22, 78-78)
 
Jesus can meet our needs in a way that only God can. “If any man is thirsty, let Him come to Me and drink” in John 7:37. See also John 4:14.
 
Jesus gave His peace to us; He did not say the Father’s peace in John 14:27.
 
In John 6:35 Jesus said He was the bread of life.
 
Jesus said for us to “believe also in Me.” In John 14:1b. Do you believe in Jesus? See also John 11:25.
 
   Jesus said for all who are weary and heavy-laden to come to Him in Matthew 11:28. This offer is still available today, so come to Jesus.
 
   The Bodmer 14/15 papyrii, also called p75, was written 175-225 A.D. It contains most of Luke and John. Specifically, it contains Luke 3:18-22; 3:33-4:2; 4:34-5:10; 5:37-6:4; 6:10-7:32; 7:35-39,41-43; 7:46-9:2; 9:4-17:15; 17:19-18:18; 22:4-24:53. It also has John 1:1-11:45; 11:48-57; 12:3-13:1; 13:8-9; 14:8-29; 15:7-8.
 
Jesus Forgave Sins Against God
 
Only God can forgive sins, and Jesus forgave sins against God, then Jesus was showing that He was God in Matthew 9:2-6; Mark 2:5-12, and Luke 5:20-23. Jesus first said to the paralytic “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” The scribes said Jesus was speaking blasphemy, because no one can forgive sins but God alone. Jesus did not contradict their statement. He merely asked a question: “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins’ - He said to the paralytic, ‘I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.’ And immediately the paralytic rose up and did that!
 
Jesus did one of two things:
 
a) Showed He was God by proving His power,
 
b) Deliberately misled them to believe that He was God when He was not.
 
The question for us is that since this is how Jesus taught, do we trust Jesus to follow where He leads or not?
 
   Now someone might reason that perhaps Jesus was merely pronouncing God’s forgiveness, rather than forgiving sins against God on His own authority. However, note that Jesus said “But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”. So Jesus said it was He who had the power; he was not just announcing.
 
   In Luke 7:48-50, Jesus also told the woman who anointed His feet “Your sins are forgiven.” Those who sat with Him said, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

