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Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » First, of blasphemy
"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"
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The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
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But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. But I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard his blasphemy.
and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"
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But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven." The high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we need any more witnesses? read more.
You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.
You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.
"If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe. And if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." read more.
They all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He said to them, "You said what I am." And they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."
They all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He said to them, "You said what I am." And they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."
Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » The second, of treason
They answered him, "If he were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over to you."
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From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend. Anyone who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar."
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Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" So Jesus said to him, "It is as you say."
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Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
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And they put up over his head the charge written against him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "It is as you say."
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And the inscription of the charge written against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king." So Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "It is as you say."
One of the criminals who were hanged there hurled insults at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
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Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" read more.
Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
Indictments » Instances of » Paul
and Jason has welcomed them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."
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For we have found this man a pestilent fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
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saying, "This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law."
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When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him of such crimes as I had expected, but they simply had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.
But I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write. For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him."
Indictments » Instances of » Naboth on the charge of blasphemy
Indictments » Instances of » Three hebrew captives on the charge of defiance against authority
Indictments » Instances of » Daniel, on the charge of defiance against authority
Indictments » Instances of » A second indictment
Indictments » Instances of » Indictment quashed
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; but since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I refuse to be a judge of these things." And he drove them from the judgment seat.
Indictments » Instances of » Paul and silas
and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, "These men are Jews and they are throwing our city into an uproar. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice."
Indictments » Instances of » Stephen for blasphemy
Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."
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They put forward false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking against this holy place, and the law;
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