Thematic Bible: Influenced by popular opinion


Thematic Bible



And he intended to put him to death, but feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet. Verse ConceptsMultitudesCowardicePublic OpinionDisadvantages Of CrowdsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleFearing Other PeopleIndividual Prophets

And he slew with the sword James the brother of John. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he apprehended Peter also. Those were the days of unleavened bread.





When the chief priests and their attendants saw him, they cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them: Do you take him and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered: We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. Then, when Pilate heard this word, he was the more afraid; read more.
and he went into the governor's palace again, and said to Jesus: Whence are you? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then Pilate said to him: Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to crucify you, and authority to release you? Jesus answered: You could have no authority over me, had it not been given you from above. Therefore, he that delivered me to you, has the greater sin. After this Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Every one that makes himself a king, speaks against Caesar Then Pilate, when he heard that word, led Jesus out, and sat on the judgment-seat, in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha;