John 19:7

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

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  • John 5:18 : 18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  • Lev 24:16 : 16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The entire assembly shall stone him. Whether a foreigner or a native-born, if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
  • Matt 26:63-66 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God." 64 Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven." 65 Then the high priest tore his garments and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by His resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • John 10:36-38 : 36 what about the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
  • Matt 27:42-43 : 42 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."'
  • Mark 14:61-64 : 61 But he remained silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?" 62 Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." 63 The high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we need any more witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as deserving of death.
  • Mark 15:39 : 39 When the centurion, who was standing in front of Jesus, saw how He breathed His last, he said, 'Truly this man was the Son of God!'
  • Deut 18:20 : 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.
  • John 8:58-59 : 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am. 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple, passing through the midst of them, and went on his way.
  • John 10:30-33 : 30 I and the Father are one. 31 Again, the Jews picked up stones to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?' 33 The Jews answered him, 'We are not stoning you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 18:30-35
    6 verses
    81%

    30They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

    31Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

    32This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken, indicating the kind of death he was going to die.

    33Then Pilate went back inside the governor’s headquarters, summoned Jesus, and asked him, 'Are you the King of the Jews?'

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

    35Pilate replied, 'Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?'

  • John 10:33-36
    4 verses
    79%

    33The Jews answered him, 'We are not stoning you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.'

    34Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your Law: "I have said you are gods"?'

    35If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—

    36what about the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

  • John 5:18
    77%

    18Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

  • John 19:6
    76%

    6When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."

  • John 19:21
    76%

    21The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

  • Matt 26:65-66
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    76%

    65Then the high priest tore his garments and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

    66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."

  • Mark 15:2
    74%

    2Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You say so.'

  • John 19:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

    15But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

  • John 19:8
    73%

    8When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid.

  • Mark 14:64
    73%

    64You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as deserving of death.

  • Mark 15:12
    73%

    12Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?'

  • John 7:19-20
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    72%

    19Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me?

    20The crowd answered, 'You have a demon! Who is trying to kill You?'

  • John 12:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

    34The crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. So how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"

  • Luke 23:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

    3So Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You say so.'

  • Matt 27:11
    72%

    11Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You have said so.'

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    23But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!'

  • Mark 15:9
    71%

    9Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?''

  • John 19:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?"

    11Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore, the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.

    12Because of this, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar."

  • John 18:39
    71%

    39'But it is your custom that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release the King of the Jews?'

  • Luke 24:20
    71%

    20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • John 19:19
    71%

    19Pilate also had a sign written and put on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."

  • John 8:52-53
    2 verses
    71%

    52Then the Jews said, "Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets. Yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

    53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died too. Who do you claim to be?"

  • Luke 22:70-71
    2 verses
    71%

    70They all asked, 'Are you then the Son of God?' He replied, 'You say that I am.'

    71They said, 'Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.'

  • John 18:37
    70%

    37'So you are a king, then?' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this reason I came into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.'

  • Mark 15:26
    70%

    26The inscription of the charge written against Him read: 'The King of the Jews.'

  • Matt 27:37
    70%

    37Above His head they placed the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Matt 26:63
    70%

    63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."

  • Luke 23:37
    70%

    37and said, 'If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!'

  • Matt 27:43
    70%

    43'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."'

  • Matt 27:40
    70%

    40'You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!'

  • Matt 26:61
    70%

    61They declared, "This man said, 'I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

  • Acts 13:28
    70%

    28Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.