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John 19:7

Jesus
Jesus Christ

5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

6 As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,

9 and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
KJV
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
WEB
The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
ASV
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
DARBY
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to [our] law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God.
BLB
The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”
ÅB
Jødene svarte ham: Vi har en lov, og etter den lov er han skyldig til å dø, fordi han har gjort seg selv til Guds Sønn.
OTB
De jødiske lederne svarte: «Vi har en lov, og etter den loven bør Han dø, fordi Han gjorde seg selv til Guds Sønn.»
B1930
Jødene svarte ham: Vi har en lov, og efter den lov er han skyldig til å dø, fordi han har gjort sig selv til Guds Sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 24:16

    Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

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  • John 5:18

    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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  • Matthew 26:63–66

    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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  • Romans 1:4

    and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  • Matthew 27:42–43

    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

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  • Mark 15:39

    When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

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  • Mark 14:61–64

    But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

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  • John 10:36–38

    then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

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