Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

We have

Leviticus 24:16
Whoever blasphemes the name of Yahweh is to be put to death; the whole community must stone him. If he blasphemes the Name, he is to be put to death, whether the foreign resident or the native.
Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods—that prophet must die.’

Because

John 5:18
This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 8:58
Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”
John 10:30
The Father and I are one.”
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:42
“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.
Mark 14:61
But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Mark 15:39
When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”
Romans 1:4
and who has been declared to be the powerful Son of God by the resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness.

General references

Daniel 6:5
Then these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
Mark 14:64
You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

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