King James Bible
"Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him."
The religious leaders respond with immediate violence to Jesus' claims of deity, taking up stones as the prescribed punishment for blasphemy under Jewish law. The word 'again' indicates this is a repeated hostile reaction, showing an escalating pattern of rejection. Stoning was the Torah-mandated execution method for blasphemy, revealing that the leaders viewed Jesus' self-revelation as a capital offense. Their intent to carry out judgment without formal trial demonstrates both their fury and their conviction that Jesus had crossed an unforgivable line.