Where in BIBLE did GOD say "You will be like gods?"?

Question

Please don't tell me I didn't read this_because I did_a couple of times at least many years ago. I read it in the Jehovah Witnesses Bible which I suppose is not so different from all the rest.

By the way, what do you suppose he meant?

Answer 1

"By the way, what do you suppose he meant?"

Nothin' 'cause it's fiction.

Answer 2

Genesis:

4 And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;

5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.'

22 And the LORD God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil;

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Answer 3

It says in 1 Co 6:2,3  "Don't you know we will judge angels."  To become like gods may mean they are implying they will be godlike. Immortality is reserved in the heavens for those who become in the likeness of God and since those who do inherit heavenly life are changed to the same form as the angels, they will be godlike.-- 1 Pe 1:3,4.  Either way,  they will all be sons of God and still in submission to Him. -- Job 1:6.

Genesis 3:5 says "you will be like God."

Answer 4

That prhase was used by Satan/the old serpent when tempting Eve.  Satan meaned that Eve & Adam would be gods, or like gods knowing / deciding / determining by themselves what is good and what is evil.

"Jehovah Witnesses Bible which I suppose is not so different from all the rest."

Look at these two sentences:

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1992.

They only differ by just one character. Are they no so different???

Answer 5

We are gods, the Bible says. That is because we each have the sovereign right to decide our own destinies, according to how we react to this world of moral choices.

Ignore the JW 'Bible', it is fit only for making compost.

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Answer 6

The potential of man to be like Heavenly Father is found in the following verses

Gen. 1: 26  let them have dominion.  

Gen. 3: 22  man is become as one of us.  

Lev. 19: 2 (1 Pet. 1: 16) be holy: for I . . . am holy.  

Ps. 8: 5 thou hast made him a little lower than the angels.  

Ps. 8: 6 madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands.  

Ps. 82: 6 ye are gods, and all of you are children of the most High.  

Matt. 5: 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father.  

John 10: 34 (Ps. 82: 1-8) Is it not written in your law . . . Ye are gods.  

Acts 17: 29 we are the offspring of God.  

Rom. 8: 17 heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.  

2 Cor. 3: 18 changed into the same image from glory to glory.  

Gal. 4: 7 if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.  

Eph. 4: 13 Till we all come . . . unto a perfect man.  

Heb. 12: 9 be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live.  

My personal favorite is

1John 3: 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

  2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Answer 7

This is exactly what people should be think about if they believe in this joke christianity. You don't even know what is true. One side says 'you will be gods.' While the other side says you will fear god.'

Answer 8

He didn't. Satan did to trick Eve into eating off the Tree of Knowledge. Why don't you try looking at other Bibles too? each one is different in it's own way.

Answer 9

Isolde has the right answer... I agree with her.

Also, what did he mean?  A few things probably, one that I think He meant is that we are children of God, therefore have god-like attributes, qualities AND potential.

We Mormons believe we can become like God, not above Him or even equal to.  But LIKE Him.

Answer 10

I don't know about the JW bible but perhaps you are thinking of Genesis 3:5 where Satan, as the snake, tempts Eve to eat the fruit and tells her:

"For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Answer 11

you might be referring to the Genesis account where Satan says to Eve... (Genesis 3:5) . . ."For God knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad.”

A reference scripture clears up what it means:Genesis 3:22-24 (Dewey Version), says: “And he said: Behold Adam is become as one of us, knowing good and evil:

Basically God was supposed to be their sovereign ruler but they wanted to rule themselves so the act of eating the fruit let God know, man wanted to decide for himself what was right and what was wrong. So for now God is letting man rule himself.

Psalms 86:2 & John10:34  refer to human judges in Israel. This is appropriate, since they were to serve as God’s spokesmen and representatives.

Answer 12

uestion: "What does the Bible mean by “you are gods” / "ye are gods" in Psalm 82:6 and John 10:34?"

Answer: Let’s start with a look at Psalm 82, the psalm that Jesus quotes in John 10:34. The Hebrew word translated "gods" in Psalm 82:6 is elohim. It usually refers to the One True God, but it does have other uses. Psalm 82:1 says, “God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the "gods." It is clear from the next three verses that the word gods refers to magistrates, judges, and other people who hold positions of authority and rule. Calling a human magistrate a "god" indicates three things: 1) he has authority over other human beings, 2) the power he wields as a civil authority is to be feared, and 3) he derives his power and authority from God Himself, who is pictured as judging the whole earth in verse 8.

This use of the word gods to refer to humans is rare, but it is found elsewhere in the Old Testament. For example, when God sent Moses to Pharaoh, He said, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh" (Exodus 7:1). This simply means that Moses, as the messenger of God, was speaking God’s words and would therefore be God’s representative to the king. The Hebrew word elohim is translated "judges" in Exodus 21:6 and 22:8, 9, and 28.

The whole point of Psalm 82 is that earthly judges must act with impartiality and true justice, because even judges must stand someday before THE Judge. Verses 6 and 7 warn human magistrates that they, too, must be judged: "I said, `You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.' But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler." This passage is saying that God has appointed men to positions of authority in which they are considered as gods among the people. They are to remember that, even though they are representing God in this world, they are mortal and must eventually give an account to God for how they used that authority.

Now, let’s look at how Jesus uses this passage. Jesus had just claimed to be the Son of God (John 10:25-30). The unbelieving Jews respond by charging Jesus with blasphemy, since He claimed to be God (verse 33). Jesus then quotes Psalm 82:6, reminding the Jews that the Law refers to mere men—albeit men of authority and prestige—as "gods." Jesus’ point is this: you charge Me with blasphemy based on My use of the title "Son of God"; yet your own Scripture applies the same term to magistrates in general. If those who hold a divinely appointed office can be considered "gods," how much more can the One whom God has chosen and sent (verses 34-36)?

In contrast, we have the serpent’s lie to Eve in the Garden. His statement, "your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:5), was a half-truth. Their eyes were opened (verse 7), but they did not become like God. In fact, they lost authority, rather than gaining it. Satan deceived Eve about her ability to become like the One True God, and so led her into a lie. Jesus defended His claim to be the Son of God on biblical and semantic grounds—there is a sense in which influential men can be thought of as "gods"; therefore, the Messiah can rightly apply the term to Himself. Human beings are not “gods” or “little gods.” We are not God. God is God, and we who know Christ are His children.