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

He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the foreigner as well as the native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

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

Because

For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."

I and the Father are one."

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

"He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

General references

Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?" They all condemned him to be worthy of death.