Thematic Bible: False indictments for


Thematic Bible



Then the chief priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have 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 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, I am as you say. And they said, What further need have we of testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his mouth.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God. Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyClaimsNecessitySonsDeath As PunishmentCalled Himself The ChristEffect Of The LawChild Of God


And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that 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


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