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John 1 (verses 1 and 14) says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
1 Timothy 3:16 says, "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
See also Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8, and 1 John 5:20 for other explicit statements that Jesus was God.
Some will claim that Jesus Himself never claimed to be God. Actually, He did so in John 10:30, saying "I and my Father are one."
There are other examples of Jesus stating implicitly that He was God.
For example: When Thomas called Jesus 'my Lord and my God' (John 20:28), Jesus did not correct him.
Jesus said that only God should be worshipped (Matthew 4:10), yet He received worship (Matthew 28:9).
The Bible makes it clear that only God can forgive sins against God (Isaiah 43:25), yet Jesus forgave sins against God (Mark 2:5).
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