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John 19:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 7 The Jews answered him: “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die,+ because he made himself God’s son.”+

John 19:7

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 7 ἀπεκρίθησαν Answered αὐτῷ to him οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews Ἡμεῖς We νόμον law ἔχομεν, are having, καὶ and κατὰ according to τὸν the νόμον law ὀφείλει he is owing ἀποθανεῖν, to die, ὅτι because υἱὸν son θεοῦ of God ἑαυτὸν himself ἐποίησεν. he made.

John 19:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 7 The Jews answered him: “We have a law,+ and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself God’s son.”+

John 19:7

The Bible in Living English
- 7 The Jews answered “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he claimed to be God’s son.”

John 19:7

American Standard Version
- 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.

John 19:7

The Emphasized Bible
- 7 The Jews answered him—We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because Son of God himself he made.

John 19:7

King James Version
- 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 Study Notes—Chapter 19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 19:7
  
  We have a law: Seeing that their charges of political wrongdoing failed to produce results, the Jews exposed their real motive by bringing against Jesus the religious charge of blasphemy. This is the same accusation they used hours earlier at the Sanhedrin, but it is a new charge for Pilate to consider.