John 19:7
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John 19:7 in other translations
| 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.” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | the Jews answered him, ‘We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself 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. |
| BBE | And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God. |
| Webster | The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. |
What does John 19:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:6-7
6-7. When the chief priests ... saw him, they cried out--their fiendish rage kindling afresh at the sight of Him. Crucify him, crucify him--(See Mr 15:14). Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him; for I find no fault in him--as if this would relieve him of the responsibility of the deed, who, by surrendering Him, incurred it all!
Barnes' Notes
Made himself. Declared himself, or claimed to be.
The Son of God. The law did not forbid this, but it forbade blasphemy, and they considered the assumption of this title as the same as blasphemy (Jn 10:30,33,36), and therefore condemned him.
(d) "We have a law" Lev 24:16 (e) "because he made himself" Jn 5:18, 10:33
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:1-18
Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be exposed to their scorn. It is good for every one with faith, to behold Christ Jesus in his sufferings. Behold him, and love him; be still looking unto Jesus. Did their hatred sharpen their endeavours against him? and…
John 19:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 19:7
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
- 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:
- 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. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
- 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.
- 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? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- 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? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
- John 10:30-33
I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
- Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
- John 8:58-59
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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Le 24:16; De 18:20
because.
5:18; 8:58,59; 10:30-33,36-38; Mt 26:63-66; 27:42,43; Mr 14:61-64
Mr 15:39; Ro 1:4
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Context
- John 19:6
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.
- John 19:7
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
- John 19:8
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
John 19:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Respondiéronle los Judíos: Nosotros tenemos ley, y según nuestra ley debe morir, porque se hizo Hijo de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les Juifs lui répondirent: Nous avons une loi, et selon notre loi il doit mourir, car il s’est fait Fils de Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Juden antworteten ihm: Wir haben ein Gesetz, und nach unserem Gesetz muß er sterben, weil er sich selbst zu Gottes Sohn gemacht hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Responderunt ei Judæi: Nos legem habemus, et secundum legem debet mori, quia Filium Dei se fecit. |