Yes, Jesus claimed to be God.
Beware of any organisations, such as JW and others, saying otherwise.


People who try to come to God without accepting Jesus Christ as God, are deceiving themselves and they often try to deceive others also.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, (1st Timothy 4:1-2)

These people are insensitive to their spirit, or conscience, that God has given them. Some of these people think that they have found a higher consciousness in themselves but they are deceived by their own corrupt soul.