xSee Lev. 24:16
Exodus 22:28
28 a“You shall not revile God, nor bcurse a ruler of your people.Leviticus 24:15
15And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall cbear his sin.Matthew 26:59-66
59Now the chief priests and the whole council ▼▼Greek Sanhedrin
ewere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60but they found none, fthough many false witnesses came forward. At last gtwo came forward 61and said, “This man said, h‘I am able to idestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?
63 kBut Jesus remained silent. lAnd the high priest said to him, m“I adjure you by nthe living God, otell us if you are pthe Christ, qthe Son of God.” 64Jesus said to him, r“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on syou will see the Son of Man tseated at the right hand of Power and ucoming on the clouds of heaven.” 65Then the high priest vtore his robes and said, w“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66What is your judgment?” They answered, x“He deserves death.” John 10:33
33The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but yfor blasphemy, because you, being a man, zmake yourself God.”Acts 6:13
13and they aaset up false abwitnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against acthis holy place and the law,
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