Thematic Bible: Challenged


Thematic Bible



For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristEquality With GodPersecution, Nature OfChrist Would Be KilledRelationship Of Father And SonThe Sabbath And Christrelaxing

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are? Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristWho Is Jesus?Death Of Unnamed Individuals

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God. Verse ConceptsClaimsIrreverenceJesus Christ, Deity OfCalled Himself The ChristBlasphemyFear Of Stoning


If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. Verse ConceptsSafetySatan, As DeceiverSeductionThe If's Of SatanGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesWho Is Jesus?Angels Looking After PeopleAngelic GuardianshipResisting Temptationjumping

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news, That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this. Verse ConceptsThe If's Of SatanJesus Christ, Temptation OfSaid To Be The ChristSaving OneselfSave Us!Abuseassertiveness

And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection. Verse ConceptsMockeryNosesMessiahChrist, Names ForDerisionWatching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSaying RepeatedlyMocking ChristSaving Oneselfassertiveness

And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only? Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersFaultsClaimsDisputesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedGod AloneWho Is Jesus?BlasphemyPharisees Concerned About ChristWho Can Forgive Sins?Finding Fault With Jesus

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain