The Elephant in the Room:
What Jesus Actually Said in John 10:30

This teaching comes from the King James Bible, and every verse I quote is from the KJV.

These are my own convictions from the Word of God, shared through The Prevailing Word of God ministry, and they do not speak for any local church.

I will make this simple.

I studied the original Greek wording of John 10:30, because I wanted to know exactly what Jesus said when He declared that He and the Father are one.

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“I and my Father are one.” (John 10:30)

Then I examined what the Greek wording would have been if Jesus had actually said, “I am the Father.”

Here is what I discovered.

“I and the Father are one” in Greek is:

ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν
ego kai ho pater hen esmen

“I am the Father” in Greek would be:

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πατήρ
ego eimi ho pater

These are not the same statements.

In John 10:30, Jesus said “we are” (ἐσμεν), not “I am” (εἰμι). The verb is plural. He named Himself and the Father as two subjects, joined by the word “and,” while declaring their unity.

Therefore, the Greek wording of John 10:30 does not establish the Oneness claim that Jesus and the Father are the same person. It says the opposite. Two subjects. One divine nature.

My question is simple. If Jesus intended to say, “I am the Father,” why did He instead say, “I and the Father are one”?

Let us believe what Jesus actually said, rather than make His words say something different.

For the fuller study, with John 17:11, 21, and 22 and Romans 8:29 answered, read Does John 10:30 Prove Oneness? Let Us Think Biblically and Logically.

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 (KJV)

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.