KJV ORIGINAL
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The religious leaders shot back, 'Look, we have our laws, and according to those laws, this guy deserves to die because he claimed to be God's son.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They wanted Jesus gone because he said he was God's son — that was crossing a line they couldn't handle.
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