I and the Father are one — this is the most explicit claim of unity with God in the Gospels, using the neuter 'one' (hen, suggesting unity of essence or being, not merely agreement of will). This statement represents the climax of John's Christology: the Son and the Father are one. This claim of divine unity is the direct cause of the Pharisees' attempt to stone Jesus in the following verse.

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