Matthew 26:66

Bible in Basic English (1941)

What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

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  • John 19:7 : 7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.
  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
  • Acts 13:27-28 : 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him. 28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.
  • Lev 24:11-16 : 11 And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord. 13 And the Lord said to Moses, 14 Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people. 15 And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head. 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.

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    63And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses?

    64His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

    65And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

  • Matt 26:65
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    65Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

  • Matt 26:67-68
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    67Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,

    68Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!

  • Matt 27:4
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    4Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

  • John 19:6-7
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    6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

    7And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • Matt 27:22-23
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    22Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • John 18:30-32
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    30They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31Then 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.

    32(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

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    64And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

    65And they said a number of other evil things against him.

    66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Luke 24:20
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    12And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

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  • Luke 23:21-23
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    21But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

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    23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

  • Matt 26:61-63
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    61But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

    62And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

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    11Then the priests and the prophets said to the rulers and to all the people, The right fate for this man is death; for he has said words against this town in your hearing.

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    28And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

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    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

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    25And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

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    11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

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    1Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

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    70And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

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    26And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

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    35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

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    10And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

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    16Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.

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    41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

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    3And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

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    60And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

  • Matt 27:20
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    20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

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    16So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;

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    3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

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    33Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:

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    18See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given into the hands of the chief priests and scribes; and they will give orders for him to be put to death,