You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.
Parallel translations
- KJV Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- BSB You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
- NKJV You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
- NASB You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
- NLT You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?” “Guilty!” they all cried. “He deserves to die!”
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Quick answer
The council judges Jesus guilty of blasphemy and worthy of death. They condemn the innocent Son of God.
Overview
Having heard Jesus' confession, the leaders unanimously sentence him to death. From their standpoint his claim was blasphemous; in truth it was the very confession that should have led them to worship. The verdict against the sinless one foreshadows the great exchange of the cross, where the righteous dies for the unrighteous.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Lev 24:16He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
- John 19:7The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
- John 10:31–33Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.
- Luke 22:71They said, “Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
- Matt 26:65–66Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.
- 1 Kgs 21:9–13She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
- John 8:58–59Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
- John 5:18For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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