John 19:7 meaning and explanation

“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.”

John 19:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Pilate has just told the crowd he finds no basis for a charge against Jesus. The chief priests and temple officers answer with a legal claim: their own law requires death because Jesus called himself the Son of God.

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