Matthew 26:66

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Matthew 26:64–68 · Berean Standard Bible

64 “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

65 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

66 What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.

67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”

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Leviticus 24:11

The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

Leviticus 24:12

They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

Leviticus 24:13

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 24:14

“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

Leviticus 24:15

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

Leviticus 24:16

Whoever 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 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.”

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

Acts 13:28

And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.