Thematic Bible: Jesus, under two charges


Thematic Bible



He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands.

And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One? And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses? read more.
His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief; And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer. But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. read more.
And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am. And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.


They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king. And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.


And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek. Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews. read more.
But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.


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