Thematic Bible: Challenged


Thematic Bible



The Jews intensified their efforts to kill him for these reasons: he broke the Sabbath and he also called God his own Father, 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? He died! The prophets also died. Who do you make yourself out to be? Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristWho Is Jesus?Death Of Unnamed Individuals

The Jews answered him: We do not stone you for good work but for blasphemy. You are a man and you make yourself like God. (John 1:1) Verse ConceptsClaimsIrreverenceJesus Christ, Deity OfCalled Himself The ChristBlasphemyFear Of Stoning


If (since) you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. The Scriptures say: 'God will give orders to his angels about you and they will hold you with their hands, so that not even your feet will strike the ground.' Verse ConceptsSafetySatan, As DeceiverSeductionThe If's Of SatanGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesWho Is Jesus?Angels Looking After PeopleAngelic GuardianshipResisting Temptationjumping

People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads and said, You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God come down from the stake.

The soldiers mocked him and offered him vinegar, saying: If you are the King of the Jews save yourself.

Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him.

One day when he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good news he saw the chief priests, scribes and elders. They said to him: Tell us by what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?

One of the criminals who were hanged complained bitterly to him saying: Are you the Christ? Save yourself and us. Verse ConceptsThe If's Of SatanJesus Christ, Temptation OfSaid To Be The ChristSaving OneselfSave Us!Abuseassertiveness

The people stood watching while the rulers scoffed at him, saying: He saved others let him save himself if this is his chosen, the Christ of God. Verse ConceptsMockeryNosesMessiahChrist, Names ForDerisionWatching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSaying RepeatedlyMocking ChristSaving Oneselfassertiveness