Matthew 26:65

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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.

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  • Matt 9:3 : 3 At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'
  • John 10:36 : 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’?
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
  • Mark 14:63-64 : 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.
  • Luke 5:21 : 21 But the scribes and Pharisees began to think to themselves, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
  • John 10:33 : 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.'
  • Lev 21:20 : 20 or who is hunchbacked, a dwarf, has an eye defect, severe skin diseases, or damaged testicles.
  • Num 14:6 : 6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10-13 : 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
  • 2 Kgs 18:37-19:3 : 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rab-shakeh. 1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, the scribe Shebna, and the elders of the priests, all dressed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They said to him, "This is what Hezekiah says: 'Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.'
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 Neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words were afraid or tore their garments in sorrow.

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    60Then the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?"

    61But he remained silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?"

    62Jesus 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."

    63The high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we need any more witnesses?

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

    65Then some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.

  • Matt 26:66-68
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    66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."

    67Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,

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

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    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."

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  • Luke 22:64-66
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    64They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'

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    4But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

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

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    3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'

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  • John 10:36
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    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’?

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  • John 19:21
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