Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

John 19:7

“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.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

⋯

Commentary

4 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanAnsweredG611 →
αὐτῷautōto himG846 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
Ἰουδαῖοι·IoudaioiJews;G2453 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165 →
νόμονnomona lawG3551 →
ἔχομεν,echomenhave,G2192 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
νόμονnomonlawG3551 →
ὀφείλειopheileiHe oughtG3784 →
ἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinto die,G599 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
υἱὸνhuion[the] SonG5207 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ἑαυτὸνhe'autonHimselfG1438 →
ἐποίησεν.¶epoiēsenHe made.G4160 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Leviticus 24:16Whoever 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.John 5:18Because 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.Isaiah 53:4Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.Matthew 26:63–66But 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.”Romans 1:4and 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.Matthew 26:66What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.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.Mark 15:39When 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!”Mark 14:61–64But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”John 10:30–33I and the Father are one.”John 10:36–38then 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?John 1:34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”Mark 14:61But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Mark 14:64You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.John 10:36then 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?Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Featured studies on this passage

The Sacrifice of Isaac — Caravaggio

Walks through John 19

The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), MannaFest

Open the study →

Aaron Is Fitted with the Breastplate (Hoshen) — after Bernard Picart (attrib.)

Walks through John 19

Blue, Purple & Scarlet

Open the study →

Rylands Library Papyrus P52 (earliest Gospel of John fragment) — Unknown scribe

Walks through John 19

How Greek Works, MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through John 19

Irony in Scripture: More Than the Speaker Knows

Open the study →

Noli me Tangere (San Marco fresco) — Fra Angelico

Walks through John 19

Mary Magdalene: the Witness at the Tomb · MannaFest

Open the study →

The Prophet Isaiah, Sistine Chapel ceiling — Michelangelo

Walks through John 19

Messianic Prophecy

The full catalog as a receipt ledger — the Old Testament text, the New Testament usage, and the witness, side by side, with every count rendered live from the data and every contested reading shown with both columns.

Open the study →

About John

Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
John: the study guide →Read chapter 19 →The featured study →
Continue: John 19 →