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"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
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When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
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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.”
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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.”
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When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,
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and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.