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
And he vilifying the name of Jehovah, dying, shall die; stoning, all the assembly shall stone him: as the stranger so the native, in his vilifying the name, he shall die.
Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet which shall act proudly to speak the word in my name which I commanded him not to speak, and who shall speak in the name of other gods, and that prophet died.

Because

John 5:18
For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, for not only did he loose the sabbath, but also he called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
John 8:58
And Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest having answered, said to him, I cause thee to swear by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 27:42
Others he saved; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him:
Mark 14:61
And he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asks him, and says to him, Art thou Christ, Son of the Praised
Mark 15:39
And the centurion, standing over against him, having seen that having so cried out he expired, said, Truly this man was the Son- of God.
Romans 1:4
Determined the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the rising up of the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord:

General references

Daniel 6:5
Then these men saying that, We shall not find against this Daniel any pretext except we shall find against him in the law of his God.
Mark 14:64
Ye have heard the blasphemy; How does it appear to you? And they all condemned him to be liable to the penalty of death.