Thematic Bible: Jesus, under two charges
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"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made by hands, and in three days I will build another temple not made by hands.'"
The Jews retorted, "But we have a Law, and by [our] Law he is bound to die, because he has made himself out to be God's Son."
Jesus said nothing. Then the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!" Jesus said to him, "Even so! But I tell you, in future you will all see the Son of man seated at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his dress and cried, "He has blasphemed! What more evidence do we want? Look, you have heard his blasphemy for yourselves!
and said, "This fellow declared, 'I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.'"
He said nothing and made no answer. Again the high priest put a question to him. "Are you the Christ?" he said, "the Son of the Blessed?" Jesus said, "I am. And, what is more, you will all see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes and cried, "What more evidence do we want? read more.
You have heard his blasphemy for yourselves. What is your mind?" They condemned him, all of them, to the doom of death;
You have heard his blasphemy for yourselves. What is your mind?" They condemned him, all of them, to the doom of death;
"Tell us if you are the Christ." He said to them, "You will not believe me if I tell you, and you will not answer me when I put a question to you. But after this the Son of man will be seated at God's right hand of power." read more.
"Are you the Son of God then?" they all said. "Certainly," he replied, "I am." So they said, "What more evidence do we need? We have heard it from his own lips."
"Are you the Son of God then?" they all said. "Certainly," he replied, "I am." So they said, "What more evidence do we need? We have heard it from his own lips."
Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » The second, of treason
They retorted, "If he had not been a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."
This made Pilate anxious to release him, but the Jews yelled, "If you release him, you are no friend of Caesar's! Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar!"
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Certainly."
So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"
They also put over his head his charge in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly."
The inscription bearing his charge was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah." Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly."
(For there was an inscription over him in Greek and Latin and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.)
Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Now many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus had been crucified was close to the city; besides, the inscription was in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS." read more.
Pilate replied, "What I have written, I have written."
Pilate replied, "What I have written, I have written."
Related Topics
- Abolition
- Accusations, Against Christ
- Assenting
- Caesar
- Called Himself The Christ
- Child Of God
- Christ Is King Of Israel
- Claims
- Crucifixion, Of Christ
- Death As Punishment
- Death penalty
- Destruction Of The Temple
- Effect Of The Law
- False Accusations, Examples Of
- Friends Failing