Bible Strands
Matthew 26:66
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The high priest asks the council for their verdict after declaring Jesus blasphemed. The council answers that He deserves to die.
The words — The decisive term is ἔνοχος (enochos), meaning "deserving" or "liable," which records the council's formal judgment.
The thread — This condemnation follows the blasphemy precedent in Leviticus 24:11 and points toward the execution demanded in John 19:7.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the religious authorities formally condemned Jesus to death based on a charge of blasphemy, independent of the trial's validity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Cross-references
- John 19:7 “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.”
- Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- Leviticus 24:11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
- Acts 13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
- James 5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.