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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."
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself <i>the</i> Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He made Himself <i>out to be</i> the Son of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out <i>to be</i> the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out <i>to be</i> the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law [regarding blasphemy], and according to that law He should die, because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd replied, "He claimed to be the Son of God! Our law says that he must be put to death." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Jews answered Pilate, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The crowd answered back, "We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jewish leaders answered Pilate, "We have a law, and according to that Law he must die because he made himself out to be the Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?We have a law,? answered the Jews, ?and according to our law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Jewish leaders replied, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Jewish leaders answered him, "We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"We," replied the Jews, "have a Law, and in accordance with that Law he ought to die, for having claimed to be the Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, for He made Himself Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself <i>the</i> Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the Jews answered him, 'We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself Son of God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, for he made himself the Son of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered him: We have a law; and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to the law, he ought to die, for he has made himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Jews answered, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has claimed to be the Son of God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Jews said to him, We have a law, and according to our law he is guilty of death, because he made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />The Judeans were saying to him, “We have a law and according to that in our Written Law he is condemned to death because he made himself the Son of God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews answered: We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the Jews responded, We have a law, and according to law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews replied to him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he hath made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he pretended to be the son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"We," replied the Jews, "have a Law, and in accordance with that Law he ought to die, for having claimed to be the Son of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews, therefore, answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself God's Son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made himself the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/19-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6655" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">The Soldiers Mock Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“We</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomon (N-AMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">a law,”</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaioi (Adj-NMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“and</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">according to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomon (N-AMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">law</a> <a href="/greek/3784.htm" title="3784: opheilei (V-PIA-3S) -- Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.">He must</a> <a href="/greek/599.htm" title="599: apothanein (V-ANA) -- To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.">die,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">He declared</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heauton (RefPro-AM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">Himself to be</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the Son</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a></span><br />If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-63.htm">Matthew 26:63-66</a></span><br />But 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.” / “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.” / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-61.htm">Mark 14:61-64</a></span><br />But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” / “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” / At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a></span><br />Because 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a></span><br />“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-58.htm">John 8:58-59</a></span><br />“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” / At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6</a></span><br />Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a></span><br />In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a></span><br />I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a></span><br />I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-43.htm">Matthew 27:43</a></span><br />He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-39.htm">Mark 15:39</a></span><br />When 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!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.</p><p class="hdg">We have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a></b></br> And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, <i>and</i> all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name <i>of the LORD</i>, shall be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-58.htm">John 8:58,59</a></b></br> Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30-33,36-38</a></b></br> I and <i>my</i> Father are one… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/2-6.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/john/9-9.htm">Claimed</a> <a href="/john/18-32.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/9-9.htm">Insisted</a> <a href="/john/19-4.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/18-31.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/13-14.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/john/18-31.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/19-40.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/john/19-21.htm">Claimed</a> <a href="/john/21-22.htm">Die</a> <a href="/acts/12-15.htm">Insisted</a> <a href="/john/19-12.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/4-5.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/john/21-6.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">John 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-1.htm">Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-4.htm">Pilate is desirous to release him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-23.htm">They cast lots for his garments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-25.htm">He commends his mother to John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">He dies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-31.htm">His side is pierced.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-38.htm">He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This law, given by God to Moses, includes commandments and regulations found in the Torah, particularly in books like Leviticus and Deuteronomy. The law was not only religious but also civil, governing various aspects of life. The Jewish leaders' appeal to the law highlights their attempt to maintain religious authority and order, even under Roman occupation.<p><b>answered the Jews,</b><br>The term "the Jews" in the Gospel of John often refers to the Jewish religious leaders, such as the Pharisees and Sadducees, rather than the Jewish people as a whole. These leaders were responsible for maintaining religious orthodoxy and were often in conflict with Jesus due to His teachings and actions, which they perceived as threats to their authority and interpretation of the law.<p><b>and according to that law He must die,</b><br>The specific law they refer to is likely <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>, which prescribes death for blasphemy. The Jewish leaders believed that Jesus' claim to divinity constituted blasphemy, a serious offense warranting capital punishment. However, under Roman rule, the Jewish authorities did not have the power to execute someone, which is why they brought Jesus to Pilate.<p><b>because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.</b><br>This declaration is central to the identity and mission of Jesus. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus refers to Himself as the Son of God, a title that signifies His unique relationship with the Father and His divine nature. This claim fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> and <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a>. The Jewish leaders' rejection of this claim highlights their misunderstanding of the Messianic prophecies and their expectation of a political rather than a spiritual savior.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a></b><br>Refers to the Jewish leaders and authorities who were responsible for bringing Jesus to Pilate. They were adamant about enforcing their interpretation of the Mosaic Law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in this passage, accused of blasphemy for claiming to be the Son of God, which was considered a capital offense under Jewish law.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pilate.htm">Pilate</a></b><br>The Roman governor who was overseeing the trial of Jesus. He was caught between the demands of the Jewish leaders and his own assessment of Jesus' innocence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the Jewish Law, particularly the laws found in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, which prescribed death for blasphemy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_god.htm">Son of God</a></b><br>A title that Jesus used for Himself, which the Jewish leaders interpreted as a claim to divinity, thus constituting blasphemy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_law.htm">Understanding the Law</a></b><br>The Jewish leaders were zealous for the law, but their understanding was limited. They failed to see Jesus as the fulfillment of the law and the prophets.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_identity.htm">Jesus' Identity</a></b><br>Jesus' claim to be the Son of God is central to Christian faith. Believers are called to recognize and affirm His divinity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_truth.htm">The Cost of Truth</a></b><br>Jesus' unwavering commitment to the truth of His identity led to His crucifixion. Christians are encouraged to stand firm in their faith, even when it leads to persecution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misinterpretation_of_scripture.htm">Misinterpretation of Scripture</a></b><br>The Jewish leaders' misinterpretation of the law serves as a warning to study Scripture diligently and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fear_and_politics.htm">The Role of Fear and Politics</a></b><br>Pilate's struggle highlights how fear and political pressure can lead to unjust decisions. Believers are called to act justly, regardless of external pressures.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'sheep_without_a_shepherd'.htm">Who is the author of Leviticus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_gospels_differ_on_jesus_and_gentiles.htm">Why do the Gospels present different accounts of how Jesus treated Gentiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_spiritually_lost.htm">Is Jesus a Lord, Liar, Lunatic, Legend, or Guru?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">We have a law, and by our law he ought to die.</span>--The better reading is,. . . . <span class= "ital">and by the law He ought to die.</span> (Comp. <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm" title="And he that blasphemes 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 blasphemes the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.">Leviticus 24:16</a>.) They feel the bitter sarcasm of Pilate's taunt, and appeal to their own law, which, in accordance with the general Roman policy, was in force in all questions which did not directly affect the Government. They change the accusation then from one of treason against Caesar (<a href="/john/19-12.htm" title="And from thereafter Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.">John 19:12</a>), of which Pilate claimed to be judge, to one of blasphemy against God, of which they only could be judges; and assert that Jesus is by that law guilty of a capital offence, for which He ought to die. (Comp. <a href="/context/matthew/26-63.htm" title="But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you be the Christ, the Son of God.">Matthew 26:63-66</a>, and <a href="/luke/22-70.htm" title="Then said they all, Are you then the Son of God? And he said to them, You say that I am.">Luke 22:70</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Jews answered him</span>, ready with an expedient which hitherto they had not ventured to try upon the Roman official. It might have met with the kind of reception which Gallio gave to the accusers of Sosthenes in the Corinthian court. He might have driven them at point of spear or whip from the judgment-seat. "The Jews' here mentioned, rather than "the chief priests and officers" of the previous verse, for the multitude - by some other spokesmen than they - exclaim, <span class="cmt_word">We have a law, and according to that</span> (the) <span class="cmt_word">law</span> <span class="cmt_word">he ought to die</span>; whatever you may have made of the charge of political treason. In full session of our Sanhedrin, <span class="cmt_word">he made himself</span>, represented himself, as something more than Caesar, nay, more than man, as <span class="cmt_word">Son of God</span>. "King of Jews" was a usurpation of the Messianic dignity; but he had claimed, in their very hearing, to be more than a national leader. He raised himself to the position of being "Jehovah's King upon his holy hill," to whom Jehovah had sworn, "Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee;" "Son of God" as well as "King of Israel." Pilate would not and could not understand this strange "testimony to the truth;" and the people were now in a more angry and excited state than ever, and appealed to the law of their own code (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>), which denounced death upon the blasphemer. This charge was just unless the claim was true. If Christ had not been to his own inmost consciousness what he said he was, the Sanhedrin was in the right; and, according to law, he was guilty of death. It is here vastly interesting to see another indication of relation between the synoptic narrative and the Fourth Gospel. Though John passed ever the scenes before the Sanhedrin, and the circumstance that Christ had been actually there doomed because he had made there no secret of his Divine claims, and declared himself to be a king in a higher sense than Pilate dreamed; yet John has given clear proof that he was well aware of the confession, and records the still more striking tact that this special claim of supreme prerogative actually came to the ears and before the judgment-seat of Rome. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/19-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“We</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἡμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(Hēmeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχομεν</span> <span class="translit">(echomen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a law,”</span><br /><span class="grk">νόμον</span> <span class="translit">(nomon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰουδαῖοι</span> <span class="translit">(Ioudaioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to</span><br /><span class="grk">κατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(kata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[that]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">law</span><br /><span class="grk">νόμον</span> <span class="translit">(nomon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He must</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀφείλει</span> <span class="translit">(opheilei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3784.htm">Strong's 3784: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">die,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποθανεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(apothanein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He declared</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐποίησεν</span> <span class="translit">(epoiēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Himself {to be}</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑαυτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(heauton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Himself, herself, itself. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] Son</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Huion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.”</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/19-7.htm">NT Gospels: John 19:7 The Jews answered him We have (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/19-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 19:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 19:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/19-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 19:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 19:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>