John 19:7

American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

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  • John 5:18 : 18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
  • Lev 24:16 : 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.
  • Matt 26:63-66 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 65 Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: 66 what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 who was declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; [even] Jesus Christ our Lord,
  • John 10:36-38 : 36 say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am [the] Son of God? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
  • Matt 27:42-43 : 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
  • Mark 14:61-64 : 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. 63 And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.
  • Mark 15:39 : 39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
  • Deut 18:20 : 20 But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
  • John 8:58-59 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am. 59 They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
  • John 10:30-33 : 30 I and the Father are one. 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

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  • 81%

    30They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

    31Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

    32that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

    33Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

    34Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

    35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

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    33The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

    34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?

    35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

    36say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am [the] Son of God?

  • 18For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

  • 6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him] ! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.

  • 21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

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    65Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:

    66what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.

  • 2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.

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    14Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

    15They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

  • 8When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

  • 64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.

  • 12And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

  • John 7:19-20
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    72%

    19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?

    20The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?

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    33But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

    34The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

  • Luke 23:2-3
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    72%

    2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

    3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

  • 11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

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    22Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

    23And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • 9And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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    10Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

    11Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

    12Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

  • 39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

  • 20and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • 19And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 8:52-53
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    52The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.

    53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

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    70And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

    71And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

  • 37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

  • 26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • 37And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • 63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

  • 37and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

  • 43He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  • 40and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • 61and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

  • 28And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.