John 19:7

John 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of John 19:7

5Jesus went outside. He was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cape. Pilate said to the Jews, “Look, here’s the man!” 6When the chief priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate told them, “You take him and crucify him. I don’t find this man guilty of anything.” The Jews answered Pilate, “We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God.” 8When Pilate heard them say that, he became more afraid than ever. 9He went into the palace again and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus didn’t answer him.

John 19:7 word by word

ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· ἡμεῖς νόμον ἔχομεν, καὶ κατὰ τὸν νόμον ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, ὅτι υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν ἐποίησεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Jewsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• he oughtὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• to dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for John 19:7

• Leviticus 24:16But those who curse the Lord’s name must be put to death. The whole congregation must stone them to death. It makes no difference whether they are Israelites or foreigners. Whoever curses the Lord’s name must die.
• Deuteronomy 18:20But any prophet who dares to say something in my name that I didn’t command him to say or who speaks in the name of other gods must die.”
• John 5:18His reply made the Jews more intent on killing him. Not only did he break the laws about the day of rest—a holy day, but also he made himself equal to God when he said repeatedly that God was his Father.
• John 8:58Jesus told them, “I can guarantee this truth: Before Abraham was ever born, I am.”
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest said to him, “Swear an oath in front of the living God and tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. So he’s Israel’s king! Let him come down from the cross now, and we’ll believe him.
• Mark 14:61But he was silent. The chief priest asked him again, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
• Mark 15:39When the officer who stood facing Jesus saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, “Certainly, this man was the Son of God!”
• Romans 1:4In his spiritual, holy nature he was declared the Son of God. This was shown in a powerful way when he came back to life.

Commentaries on John 19:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7We have a law - In Leviticus 24:14-16, we find that blasphemers of God were to be put to death; and the chief priests having charged Jesus with blasphemy, they therefore voted that he deserved to die. See Matthew 26:65, Matthew 26:66. They might refer also to the law against false prophets, Deuteronomy 18:20. The Son of God - It is certain that the Jews understood this in a very peculiar sense. When Christ called himself the Son of God, they understood it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7We have a law - The law respecting blasphemy, Leviticus 24:16; Deuteronomy 13:1-5. They had arraigned Jesus on that charge before the Sanhedrin, and condemned him for it, Matthew 26:63-65. But this was not the charge on which they had arraigned him before Pilate. They had accused him of sedition, Luke 23:2. On this charge they were now convinced that they could not get Pilate to condemn him. He declared him innocent. Still bent on his ruin, and resolved…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7During the trial before Caiaphas, the charge of blasphemy (calling himself the Son of God) was determined to be the true crime Jesus had committed (see Mark 14:61–65). The leaders had already tried to set Jesus against Roman interests and they would do it again (John 18:33; 19:12). Now they challenged the governor in different way. Pilate had to maintain peace by enforcing local law, even if it did not matter to Rome. Claiming to be God's son was not…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. 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!Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:7

• Blasphemy
• Demagogism
• Indictments
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• King
• Opinion, Public
• Politics

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Die
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of

Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings