John 19:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ The Jews replied, “We have a law which requires that he ought to die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to that law He should die, because He has claimed and made Himself out to be the Son of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

Common English Bible

⁷ The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a Law, and according to this Law he ought to die because he made himself out to be God’s Son.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ 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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ 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.

John 19:7 Cross References

Mark 15:39

And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men, who was standing in front of Jesus, saw Him die like that, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”

John 19:8

So, when Pilate heard this statement, he was [even] more afraid

John 5:18

So, for this reason the Jews looked for more [opportunities] to kill Him, because He not only broke Sabbath day [restrictions], but also He had called God His own Father, [thereby] making Himself equal with God.

Acts 18:13

and said [about him], “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the Law [of Moses].”

Romans 1:4

He was appointed to be the Son of God with power through the Spirit of holiness [Note: This could refer to the Holy Spirit] when He was raised from the dead.