John 19:7

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Summary

John 19:7

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

We have

Leviticus 24:16

Deuteronomy 18:20

Because

General references

Daniel 6:5

Mark 14:64

Bible References

We have

And he who blasphemes Yahweh's name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.

However, the prophet that behaves presumptuously by speaking a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, and who speaks in the name of other gods, then that prophet shall die.'

Because

So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, [thus] making himself equal with God.

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!"

The Father and I are one."

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

who was declared Son of God in power according to {the Holy Spirit} by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord,

General references

Then these men {said}, "We will not find any pretext against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."

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