Jeremiah 26:11

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Summary

Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

Saying

This man is worthy to die

Jeremiah 38:4

Acts 6:11

Bible References

Saying

But the prophet, who shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him to Pilate.

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

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

And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a man from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

This man is worthy to die

Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.