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Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » First, of blasphemy
"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "
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The Jews answered, "We have a law, and by our law he deserves death, for declaring himself to be a son of God."
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But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God." Jesus said to him, "It is true. But I tell you you will soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming upon the clouds of the sky!" Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy!
and said, "This man said, 'I can tear down the sanctuary of God, and build it up in three days.' "
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But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?" But Jesus said, "I am! and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!" Then the high priest tore his clothing, and said, "What do we want of witnesses now? read more.
Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death.
Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death.
"If you are the Christ, tell us so." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me, and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me. But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!" read more.
And they all said, "Are you the Son of God then?" And he said to them, "I am, as you say!" Then they said, "What do we want of testimony now? We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"
And they all said, "Are you the Son of God then?" And he said to them, "I am, as you say!" Then they said, "What do we want of testimony now? We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"
Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » The second, of treason
They answered, "If he were not a criminal, we would not have turned him over to you."
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This made Pilate try to find a way to let him go, but the Jews shouted, "If you let him go, you are no friend of the emperor's! Anyone who calls himself a king utters treason against the emperor!"
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Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "Yes."
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So Pilate went back into the governor's house and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
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They put above his head the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."
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And the notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."
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and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself." And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."
For there was a notice above his head, "This is the king of the Jews!"
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Pilate had written a placard and had it put on the cross; it read "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this placard, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write 'The king of the Jews,' but write 'He said, I am the 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 taken them in. They all disobey the emperor's decrees, and claim that someone else called Jesus is king."
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For we have found this man a pest and a disturber of the peace among Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect,
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"This fellow," they said, "is trying to induce people to worship God in ways that are against the law."
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But when his accusers got up, they did not charge him with any such crimes as I had expected. Their differences with him were about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul said was alive.
Yet I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. So I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order to get from your examination of him something to put in writing. For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner on, without stating the charges against him."
Indictments » Instances of » Naboth on the charge of blasphemy
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Indictments » Instances of » A second indictment
Indictments » Instances of » Indictment quashed
Before Paul could open his lips, Gallio said to the Jews, "If some misdemeanor or rascality were involved, Jews, you might reasonably expect me to listen to you. But as it is only a question of words and titles and your own law, you must look after it yourselves. I refuse to decide such matters." And he drove them away from the court.
Indictments » Instances of » Paul and silas
and brought them before the chief magistrates. "These men," they said, "are Jews, and they are making a great disturbance in our town. They are advocating practices which it is against the law for us as Romans to adopt or observe."
Indictments » Instances of » Stephen for blasphemy
So they instigated people to say, "We have heard him use abusive language about Moses and about God."
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Then they brought forward false witnesses, who said, "This man is constantly saying things against this holy place and against the Law,
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