John 8:59

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

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  • John 11:8 : 8 The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?
  • Lev 24:16 : 16 And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.
  • John 10:30-33 : 30 I and my Father are one. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him. 32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me? 33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
  • John 10:39-40 : 39 Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them. 40 And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
  • Gen 19:11 : 11 But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.
  • 2 Kgs 6:18-20 : 18 Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request. 19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria. 20 And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
  • Luke 4:29-30 : 29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death. 30 But he came through them and went on his way.
  • Luke 24:31 : 31 And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.
  • John 5:13 : 13 Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
  • John 8:5-6 : 5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it? 6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
  • John 11:54 : 54 So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.
  • John 12:36 : 36 In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.
  • John 18:31 : 31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.
  • Acts 7:57 : 57 But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,
  • Acts 8:39-40 : 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy. 40 But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.

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  • Luke 4:29-30
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    29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

    30 But he came through them and went on his way.

  • John 10:39
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    39 Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.

  • John 11:8
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    8 The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?

  • John 8:20-21
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    20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • John 10:31-33
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    31 Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

    32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

    33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

  • John 8:58
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    58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

  • John 8:5-9
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    5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

    6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

    7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

    8 And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.

    9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.

  • John 18:4-8
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    4 Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

    5 Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

    6 And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

    7 So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

    8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • John 7:30
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    30 Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.

  • Mark 14:48-49
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    48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

    49 I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

  • John 8:1-2
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    1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

    2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

  • Luke 19:45
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    45 And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

  • Matt 24:1
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    1 And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55 In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

  • Acts 7:57
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    57 But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

  • John 7:44
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    44 And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.

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    15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.

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    12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

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    8 And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.

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    54 So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.

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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

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    1 After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

  • Mark 14:52-53
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    52 But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.

    53 And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

  • Mark 11:16
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    16 And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.

  • John 7:14
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    14 Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.

  • Matt 21:39
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    39 And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

  • John 11:56-57
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    56 They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

    57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

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    34 Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.

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    19 And every evening he went out of the town.

  • Mark 12:3
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    3 And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.

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    18 Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

  • John 7:11
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    11 At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

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    46 And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

  • John 7:35
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    35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?