In the New Testament, too, Mark the first gospel never has Jesus saying he’s God. When a guy calls him “good teacher,” Jesus brushes it off: “Why call me good? Only God’s good” (Mark 10:18). Sounds like a prophet keeping the focus on God, not himself. It’s only in John, written way later, that you get lines like “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).

John 14:28 records Jesus stating, "The Father is greater than I," which suggests a hierarchical relationship rather than equality. After his resurrection, Jesus further clarifies this relationship in John 20:17: "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God," reinforcing his subordinate position and emphasizing that being "son of God" is shared with others, not unique to himself.