In fact, Jesus’ response was to people who denied his divinity.
***Try to make sense, heretic. When Thomas saw the risen Christ, he said, “Behold my Lord and my God.” Jesus then proceeded to chastise him for his unbelief, rather than recoil in horror at receiving worship only intended for God Himself.
John 20
28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”
As we have reviewed already, titles "Lord" and "God" are also used in the Old Testament as terms of the very highest respect, for a king -- Psalm 45:6, Psalm 82:6.
Jesus himself notes this in John 10:34.
All claims that the Gospel writer John wants us to believe Jesus is God are countered by definitively accepting John 20:31 as fully expressing John's purpose and intention on this question.