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John 19:7

Jesus
Jesus Christ

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him 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

    And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

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  • John 5:18

    Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

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  • Matthew 26:63–66

    But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

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  • Romans 1:4

    And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

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  • Matthew 27:42–43

    He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

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  • Mark 15:39

    And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

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  • Mark 14:61–64

    But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

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  • John 10:36–38

    Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

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