John 8:59

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Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

"Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"

"I and my Father are one."

"Rabbi," answered his disciples, "it was but just now that the Jews were trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"

"Take him yourselves," answered Pilate, "and judge him according to your law."

they rose, hurried him outside the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, intending to cast him down headlong.

With a loud outcry they stopped their ears, and rushed upon Stephen in a body,

"Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your verdict?"

But he, passing through the midst of them, took his departure.

The Jews again took stones with which to stone him. Jesus said to them.