Thematic Bible: Jewish leaders


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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: Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesGesturesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedHearing ChristThose Who Tore ClothesBlasphemyMan's Needs

Ye have heard the blasphemy, what think ye?" And they all gave sentence that he was worthy of death. Verse ConceptsBlasphemyCondemning JesusDeath Penalty For HeresyDeserving Death

The Jews answered him saying, "For thy good works' sake we stone thee not: but for thy blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God." Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I have say ye are gods?' If he called them gods unto whom the word of God was spoken - and the scripture cannot be broken - read more.
say ye then to him, whom the father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, 'Thou blasphemest, because I said I am the son of God?' If I do not the works of my father, believe me not. But if I do: though ye believe not me, yet believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him."


And the scribes, and the Pharisees, began to think saying, "What fellow is this: which speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only?" Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersFaultsClaimsDisputesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedGod AloneWho Is Jesus?BlasphemyPharisees Concerned About ChristWho Can Forgive Sins?Finding Fault With Jesus

And, lo, they brought unto him a man sick of the palsy, lying in his bed: and when Jesus saw the faith of them, he said to the sick of the palsy, "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." And, behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, "This man blasphemeth." And when Jesus saw their thoughts, he said, "Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? read more.
Whether is easier to say, thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, arise and walk? That ye may know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins in earth" - then said he unto the sick of the palsy - "Arise, take up thy bed, and go home to thine house."

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?' But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet." read more.
And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

The son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and drinker of wine, and a friend unto publicans, and sinners. And neverthelater, wisdom is justified of her children." Verse ConceptsGluttonyGood FriendsFeastingAlcoholdrinking, abstention fromHumiliationTax CollectorsTaxJesus As Son Of ManFellowship With SinnersAccused Of DrunkennessEating And DrinkingJustified By WorksMinistry Of The Son Of ManAlcoholicsvindicationalcoholismdrunkardsJesus Eating