Matthew 26:66
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Cross-reference
Matthew 20:18 predicts that the Son of Man will be condemned to death by the chief priests – here that prediction is fulfilled.
Leviticus 24:11-16 provides the OT law that blasphemers must be put to death — the legal basis for the sentence.
John 19:7 repeats the same legal reasoning: Jesus made himself Son of God, so he must die.
Acts 13:27 states the rulers fulfilled prophecy by condemning Jesus — showing their action was prophesied.
Acts 13:28 notes they found no grounds for death yet asked Pilate to execute him — highlighting the injustice.
James 5:6 condemns them for murdering the righteous one — directly referencing this judgment.
Deuteronomy 21:22 provides the legal basis for hanging a condemned criminal, prefiguring Jesus' crucifixion after this death sentence.
Isaiah 53:8 prophesies the unjust condemnation and cutting off of the suffering servant, fulfilled in Jesus' sentence.
Jeremiah 26:11 parallels this: religious leaders condemn a prophet to death for speaking God's word, foreshadowing Jesus' trial.
Mark 10:33 parallels this prediction of condemnation, showing consistency across Gospel accounts.
Mark 14:64 is the parallel account of the Sanhedrin condemning Jesus to death, confirming the same verdict.
Luke 22:71 records the same conclusion that Jesus is guilty from their own hearing, parallel to the death sentence here.
Acts 7:52 accuses the council of killing the Righteous One — connecting their condemnation to a pattern of persecuting prophets.