Did Jesus Claim to be God? Absolutely he did! Jesus claimed to be God directly, so much so that it provoked an extreme reaction among the religious leaders of His day, who regarded Him with suspicion and said He was only a man. Direct claims: "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father [God] except through me." John 14:6b . That is the easiest-to-understand statement attesting to the deity of Jesus, but with a little context, three more verses are still clear statements by Jesus about being God. "But he remained silent and made no answer. Again, the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” 62 And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Mark 14:61-62 . The context: In Daniel 7:13-14 : “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days a...