Jesus also claimed that he should be honored as God. He said that all men should, "Honor he Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the father." The Jews listening knew that no one should claim to be equal with God in this way and again they reached for stones (John 5:18).

Even the Qur'an recognizes that Jesus is the Messiah (5:14, 75). But the Old Testament teaches that the coming Messiah would be God himself. So when Jesus claimed to be that Messiah, he was also claiming to be God. For example, the prophet Isaiah (9:6) calls the Messiah, "Mighty God." The psalmist wrote of the Messiah, "Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever" (Ps. 45:6; cf. Heb. 1:8). Psalm 110:1 records a conversation between the Father and the Son: "Jehovah said to my Lord (Adoni), sit thou at my right hand." Jesus applied this passage to himself in Matthew 22:43-44. In the great messianic prophecy of Daniel 7, the Son of Man is called the "ancient of days" (v. 22), a phrase used twice in the same passage of God the Father (vv. 9, 13). Jesus also said he was the Messiah at his trial before the high priest. When asked, "Are you the Christ [Greek for Messiah], the Son of the Blessed?" Jesus responded, "I am; and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven." At this, the high priest tore his robe and said, "Why do we still need witnesses? You have heard this blasphemy!" (Mark 14:61-64). There was no doubt that in claiming to be Messiah (see also Luke 24:27; Matt. 26:54), Jesus also claimed to be God.