Pharisees’ Blasphemy

^14 (A)And He was casting out a mute demon; when the demon had gone out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked, and the crowds were amazed. ¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out the demons ^(B)by ^(C)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

³¹ The Jews ^(A)picked up stones again to stone Him. ³² Jesus replied to them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” ³³ The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning You for a good work, but for ^(B)blasphemy; and because You, being a man, ^(C)make Yourself out to be God.” ³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in ^(D)your ^(E)Law: ‘^(F)I said, you are gods’? ³⁵ If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be nullified), ³⁶ are you saying of Him whom the Father ^(G)sanctified and ^(H)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘^(I)I am the Son of God’? ^37 (J)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; ³⁸ but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe ^(K)the works, so that you may ^[a]know and understand that ^(L)the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”

⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(A)tore his ^[a]robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶ what do you think?” They answered, “^(B)He deserves death!”

^63 (A)Tearing his clothes, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard the ^(B)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to ^(C)spit on Him, and ^[a](D)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “^(E)Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him ^[b]and slapped Him in the face.