Thematic Bible: False indictments for


Thematic Bible



Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesGesturesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedHearing ChristThose Who Tore ClothesBlasphemyMan's Needs

“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” Verse ConceptsAbolitionThe Perfect TempleDestruction Of The TempleRebuilding The Temple

And they all said, "Are You the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, "Yes, I am." Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.” Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyClaimsNecessitySonsDeath As PunishmentCalled Himself The ChristEffect Of The LawChild Of God


The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersFaultsClaimsDisputesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedGod AloneWho Is Jesus?BlasphemyPharisees Concerned About ChristWho Can Forgive Sins?Finding Fault With Jesus

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedIrreverenceLiesPersecution, Forms OfSecrecyHoly Spirit, Types OfActing In SecretBlasphemy

They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law; Verse ConceptsCrimesHoliness, As Set Apart For GodJudaism

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. Verse ConceptsCriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals