John 19:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
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."

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

English Standard Version
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.”

Berean Study Bible
“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

New American Standard Bible
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!”

NASB 1995
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."

NASB 1977
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.”

Amplified Bible
The Jews answered him, “We have a law [regarding blasphemy], and according to that law He should die, because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

Christian Standard Bible
“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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."

Contemporary English Version
The crowd replied, "He claimed to be the Son of God! Our law says that he must be put to death."

Good News Translation
The crowd answered back, "We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Jews answered Pilate, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God."

International Standard Version
The Jewish leaders answered Pilate, "We have a law, and according to that Law he must die because he made himself out to be the Son of God."

NET Bible
The Jewish leaders replied, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 King James Version
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.”

King James 2000 Bible
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 Heart English Bible
The Jewish leaders answered him, "We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law it is mandatory that He die, because He made Himself the Son of God."

Darby Bible Translation
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to [our] law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God.

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The Iewes answered him, We haue a lawe, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himselfe the Sonne of God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The Iewes aunswered hym: We haue a lawe, and by our lawe he ought to dye, because he made hym selfe the sonne of God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The Iewes answered him: We haue a lawe, & after oure lawe he ought to dye, because he made him self the sonne of God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The Iewes answered him. We have a lawe and by oure lawe he ought to dye: because he made him selfe the sonne of God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, for He made Himself Son of God.”

Berean Literal Bible
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."

Young's Literal Translation
the Jews answered him, 'We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself Son of God.'

Smith's Literal Translation
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, for he made himself the Son of God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
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.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Judeans were saying to him, “We have a law and according to that in our Written Law he is condemned to death because he made himself the Son of God.”

Lamsa Bible
The Jews said to him, We have a law, and according to our law he is guilty of death, because he made himself the Son of God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The Jews answered: We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

Godbey New Testament
And the Jews responded, We have a law, and according to law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.

Haweis New Testament
The Jews replied to him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he hath made himself the Son of God.

Mace New Testament
the Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he pretended to be the son of God.

Weymouth New Testament
"We," replied the Jews, "have a Law, and in accordance with that Law he ought to die, for having claimed to be the Son of God."

Worrell New Testament
The Jews, therefore, answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself God's Son."

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
















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