The following excerpt is from the eighth chapter of John in the KJV, to illustrate why attempting to cherry-pick a single verse, and then attempt to twist its meaning, is extremely deceitful.
John 8:12-32 KJV
8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
8:13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
8:16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I AND the Father that SENT me.
8:17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of TWO men is true (Deut. 17:6; Deut. 19:15).
8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that SENT me beareth witness of me.
8:19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father ALSO.
8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
8:22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
8:25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
8:26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but He that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of Him.
8:27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man (John 3:14-15; Num. 21:8-9), THEN shall ye know that I am he (the “Son of Man”, NOT God - Num. 23:19), and that I do NOTHING of myself (God is obviously ALL-powerful and ALL-Knowing at ALL times); but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please Him.
8:30 As he spake these words, many believed him.
8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Jesus NEVER said “I am the ‘I AM’ your God” (as God did in Exodus 3:14), nor did Jesus ever infer that.
Instead, Christ-Jesus told us that he was the “Son of Man” (80+ times) and the “Son OF God” (50+ times) and that he (Christ was sent by God (50+ times) and that all praise, power and glory belong to His Father, Who is Christ’s God (almost 200 references in the Gospel accounts to Christ praying to Father, obeying Father, being taught by Father, giving thanks to Father, giving Father all of the glory, and telling us that Father is greater than everyone else, including Christ).
If one wishes to follow Christ and THE Example He set for us while in the body of Jesus, then they NEED to do as Christ did and still does.