Matthew 26:65-66

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

⁶⁵ Then the high priest _j tore his robes and said, _k "He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your judgment?" They answered, _l "He deserves death."

1. Cross References
   Numbers 14:6
   And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
   Acts 14:14
   But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 9:3
   And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming.
   John 10:36
   Do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
   
3. Cross References
   Leviticus 24:16
   Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.