It has no bearing on the fact that Jesus claimed to God. How it’s all worked out as something to be understood is a matter for some other thread. Basically, it is a FACT that Jesus claimed to be God. How you deal with that FACT and come to an understanding is your own issue. But it does not have bearing on the FACT itself.
Would you please cite the specific scripture where ‘Jesus’ directly, unequivocally claims “I am God.”?