John 19:7

7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

John 19:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
ESV
7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God."
NLT
7 The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”
MSG
7 The Jews answered, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God."
CSB
7 "We have a law," the Jews replied to him, "and according to that law He must die, because He made Himself the Son of God."

John 19:7 In-Context

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 their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”
7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,
9 and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Leviticus 24:16
  • 2. Matthew 26:63-66; John 5:18; John 10:33
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