Thematic Bible: Challenged
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Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
It was on account of this that the Jews tried all the harder to put Him to death, because He not only persisted in breaking the Sabbath, but also kept on saying that God was His Father, and so was making Himself equal to God.
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You are not greater than our forefather Abraham, are you? He is dead and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
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The Jews retorted, "It is not for a good deed but for blasphemy we are going to stone you; namely, because you, although a mere man, claim to be God."
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Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."
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and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"
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Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar, and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
The high priests too made sport of Him to one another with the scribes, and kept saying, "He saved others but He cannot save Himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
One day while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the good news, the high priests and the scribes, together with the elders, took a stand against Him, and said to Him, "Tell us what sort of authority you have for doing as you do, or who is it that gave you such authority?"
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
Now one of the criminals who were hanging from their crosses kept abusing Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Then save yourself and us too!"
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Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"
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Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
But the scribes and the Pharisees began to argue, saying, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
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