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John 19:7–8

The Jews1 answered him, “We have a law, and xaccording to that law he ought to die because yhe has made himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this statement, zhe was even more afraid.

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John 19:7–8 — The 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.”

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,

John 19:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

John 19:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever.

John 19:7–8 — The 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.”

Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

John 19:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

The leaders answered, “We have a law that says he should die, because he said he is the Son of God.”

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid.

John 19:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

John 19:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the rather afraid,

John 19:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Jews answered Pilate, “We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God.” 

When Pilate heard them say that, he became more afraid than ever.

John 19:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“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.”

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever.

John 19:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.”

Now when Pilate heard this, he was more afraid than ever.

John 19:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The Jews replied to him, “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!”

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

John 19:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Jews replied, “We have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God.”

When Pilate heard that, he was even more afraid.

John 19:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.”

Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;


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