Thematic Bible: Challenged
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Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
For this reason the Jews continued to seek the more eagerly to put him to death, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was actually speaking of God as his own Father, thus making himself of God's equal.
"You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you? And he died, and the prophets died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"
"We are not going to stone you for a good deed," answered the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, are making yourself God."
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."
and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
Those who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads saying. "You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
Even the soldiers made sport of him by coming up and offering him sour wine, saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
In the same way the high priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on mocking him to themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but himself he cannot save. The Christ! The King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe." They also who had been crucified with Jesus kept reviling him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
On one of the days while he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the gospel, there came up the priest and the Scribes with the elders. They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us."
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
and the people stood looking on. Even the rulers repeatedly taunted him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if this fellow is indeed the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil. "Who is this?" they asked, "speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"