Joh 8:53 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 53. Whom makest thou thyself ? Or, who dost thou pretend to be? Although the greatest of the prophets have died, yet thou --a Nazarene, a Samaritan, and a devil--pretendest that thou canst keep thy followers from dying! It would have been scarcely possible to ask a question implying more contempt and scorn.

John 8:53

Verse 53. Whom makest thou thyself? Or, who dost thou pretend to be? Although the greatest of the prophets have died, yet thou--a Nazarene, a Samaritan, and a devil--pretendest that thou canst keep thy followers from dying! It would have been scarcely possible to ask a question implying more contempt and scorn.