Thematic Bible: Defamed


Thematic Bible



Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?"

The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"


The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."


Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Listen! You yourselves have just heard the blasphemy!


The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"


From then on, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, "If you release this fellow, you're not a friend of Caesar! Anyone who claims to be a king is defying Caesar!"


Some of the Pharisees began to remark, "This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a sinful man perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.




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