What passages of scripture give the strongest support for Jesus being a separate person than YHWH?

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What verses provide the strongest support for the notion that Jesus is not YHWH?

There are so many verses to choose from. Therefore I will limit my list to only those which were spoken by Jesus.

Many times throughout the gospels Jesus makes a clear distinction between himself and the 1 God.

Here are some examples:

John 8:54 Authorized KJV

Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that HE is your God(YHWH).

Luke 4:18 (Jesus reads from a scroll in the synagogue.)

"The Spirit of YHWH is upon ME, because HE hath anointed ME to preach the gospel to the poor; HE hath sent ME to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Matthew 22

43 He(Jesus) said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying: 44 ‘YHWH said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’?

Mark 12:26-27 (Jesus speaking to the Pharisees, quoting scripture)

26 But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God(YHWH) spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 HE is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken.” Another very good example is when Satan is tempting Jesus in the desert.

Matt 4

8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship YHWH your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

Now we must ask ourselves: Why is Jesus quoting the Shema here? Jesus is not telling Satan that he only worships and serves himself. Rather Jesus is using the command to counter Satan's attempt to temp him, a man who only worships YHWH.

Next, if we take Jesus words literally about his Father being the only True God and that YHWH is 1, we can conclude that the Father is YHWH, and Jesus is the Son of YHWH.

Here are some examples of clear statements by Jesus telling us that his Father (not himself) is the the 1 God.

John 17:3 (Jesus speaking to his God and Father)

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”

Jesus speaks so that he can be understood by children with ears to hear. His words are purposeful and meaningful. Included in his words are the pronouns he uses to reference the 1 God.

Jesus uses plural personified pronouns when referencing himself and his Father.

John 14:23 King James Version

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and WE will come unto him, and make OUR abode with him.

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