Thematic Bible: Jesus, under two charges


Thematic Bible



"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another, made without hands.'" Verse ConceptsAbolitionThe Perfect TempleDestruction Of The TempleRebuilding The Temple

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die: because he made himself the son of God." Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyClaimsNecessitySonsDeath As PunishmentCalled Himself The ChristEffect Of The LawChild Of God

But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God." Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky." Then the high priest rent his clothes saying, "He hath blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now have ye heard his blasphemy:

and said, "This fellow said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build the it again in three days." Verse ConceptsAbolitionThe Perfect TempleDestruction Of The TempleRebuilding The Temple

And he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the highest priest asked him, and said unto him, "Art thou the Christ, the son of the blessed?" And Jesus said, "I am. And ye shall see the son of man sit on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of heaven." Then the highest priest rent his clothes and said, "What need we any further of witness? read more.
Ye have heard the blasphemy, what think ye?" And they all gave sentence that he was worthy of death.

"Art thou very Christ? Tell us." And he said unto them, "If I shall tell you, ye will not believe. And if also I ask you, ye will not answer me, or let me go. Hereafter shall the son of man sit on the righthand of the power of God." read more.
Then said they all, "Art thou then the son of God?" He said to them, "Ye say that I am." Then said they, "What need we any further witness? We ourselves have heard of his own mouth."

They answered, and said unto him, "If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him unto thee." Verse ConceptsIndignities Suffered By ChristFalse Accusations, Examples OfHanding Over Christ

And from thenceforth sought Pilate means to loose him: but the Jews cried, saying, "If thou let him go, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a King, is against Caesar." Verse ConceptsCaesarClaimsPeople OpposedFriends FailingPeople Set Free By PeoplePeople Releasing Others

Jesus stood before the deputy, and the deputy asked him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest." Verse ConceptsClaimsJews, TheKingship, DivineStandingTreasonInterrogatingAssentingChrist Is King Of Israel

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" Verse ConceptsJews, TheRoyal HousesChrist Is King Of Israel

And they set up over his head the cause of his death written, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristJews, TheNames And Titles For ChristMessianic Titles, King Of The JewsChrist Is King Of Israelaccusationscrucifixion

And Pilate asked him, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And he answered, and said unto him, "Thou sayest it." Verse ConceptsClaimsJews, TheKingship, DivineInterrogatingAssentingWho Is Jesus?Christ Is King Of IsraelJews


And they began to accuse him saying, "We have found this fellow, perverting the people and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar: and saying that he is Christ, a King." And Pilate opposed him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" He answered him, and said, "Thou sayest it."


And Pilate wrote his title, and put it on the cross: The writing was, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." This title read many of the Jews. For the place where Jesus was crucified, was nigh to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Then said the high priests of the Jews to Pilate, "Write not, 'King of the Jews,' but that 'He said, I am King of the Jews.'" read more.
Pilate answered, "What I have written, that have I written."