Thematic Bible: Defamed
Thematic Bible
Christ » Defamed » Accused of being possessed with devils
Many of them said, "This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?"
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[Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of gluttony and intemperance
[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and they said, 'Look, He is a glutton and a drunkard and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.' It proves that [God's] wise counsel is right by the way things turn out."
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of blasphemy
Then the head priest tore at his clothing [i.e., as an expression of frustration], saying, "He has spoken against God [i.e., by claiming Deity for Himself]. What additional need do we have for witnesses? Look, you [yourselves] have now heard him speaking against God.
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of keeping bad company
And when the Pharisees saw this they said to His disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and worldly people?"
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of treason
After [hearing] this, Pilate tried to release Jesus, but the Jews shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar's. Everyone who claims to be a king [i.e., as they had accused Jesus of doing. See 18:37] is in opposition to Caesar."
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of breaking the sabbath
Some of the Pharisees then said, "The man who did this is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath day. But other people said, "How could a man who is a sinner do such [miraculous] signs?" And the people were divided among themselves [over the issue].
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Christ » Defamed » Accused of insanity
When His relatives [or friends] heard about this [i.e., all that He was doing], they went out to take custody of Him [for safety reasons?], for people were saying, "He has lost his mind."
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