That boils down to how humans as a whole get to know who Jesus is. It's from the Bible as a testimony from His eyewitnesses, mainly and legitimately His direct disciples and Paul (who is called supernatually as all OT prophets).
From Thomas,
John 20:28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
Thomas called Jesus God while Jesus didn't correct him, it's a blasphemy if one who is not God Himself accepts this implicitly or explicitly.
It's more obvious by John where only God can be deemed "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end".
Revelation 1:7-8
Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
This is explicit enough, you may try hard to take it implcitly though.
Revelation 21:6
Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
This is completely explicit, as "water of life" is referring to Jesus deed in Jerusalam.
Revelation 22:12-13
"See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Again, this is explicit enough as "I am coming" is commonly referred to as Jesus' second coming.
By Jesus Himself,
Matthew 22:44
The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"
This is the same deity claim, as it implicitly says that Jesus is before David. You'll have a hard time to explain who the two Lords are without the Trinity concept.
Matthew 9:2
And just then some people were carrying a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
In Jewish concept back then, only God can forgive sins. That's why the teachers of Law on site are all offended. Jesus however told them,
Matthew 9:6
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"
In a similar scenario,
John 10:28-30
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand.
The Father and I are one.
In Jewish/Pharisaic concept back then, only God can grant eternal life. "no one will snatch them out of my hand", and "no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand", and "The Father and I are one." This is again a very much explicit deity claim.
In another well known scenario,
John 8:58-59
Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am."
So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
The Jews on site are offended, as they all know the implicit meaning of "I AM" as a clear deity claim.
You may see how offensive it is in the Greek translations;
Septuagint:
John 8:58
From Thomas,
John 20:28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
Thomas called Jesus God while Jesus didn't correct him, it's a blasphemy if one who is not God Himself accepts this implicitly or explicitly.
It's more obvious by John where only God can be deemed "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end".
Revelation 1:7-8
Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
This is explicit enough, you may try hard to take it implcitly though.
Revelation 21:6
Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
This is completely explicit, as "water of life" is referring to Jesus deed in Jerusalam.
Revelation 22:12-13
"See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Again, this is explicit enough as "I am coming" is commonly referred to as Jesus' second coming.
By Jesus Himself,
Matthew 22:44
The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"
This is the same deity claim, as it implicitly says that Jesus is before David. You'll have a hard time to explain who the two Lords are without the Trinity concept.
Matthew 9:2
And just then some people were carrying a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
In Jewish concept back then, only God can forgive sins. That's why the teachers of Law on site are all offended. Jesus however told them,
Matthew 9:6
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"
In a similar scenario,
John 10:28-30
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand.
The Father and I are one.
In Jewish/Pharisaic concept back then, only God can grant eternal life. "no one will snatch them out of my hand", and "no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand", and "The Father and I are one." This is again a very much explicit deity claim.
In another well known scenario,
John 8:58-59
Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am."
So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
The Jews on site are offended, as they all know the implicit meaning of "I AM" as a clear deity claim.
You may see how offensive it is in the Greek translations;
Septuagint:
John 8:58
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