“We must ensure that no innocent person is killed for murder."

“We must ensure that no innocent person is killed for murder."

 

 

The chief priests and elders, who sought evidence to condemn Jesus to death (Matthew 26:59), conspired to kill Him based on the charges of blasphemy against the temple (verse 61) and blasphemy against His divinity (vv. 63-65).  They then bound Jesus and took Him to the governor, Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:1-2).  Though Jesus was sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21), they considered Him a sinner deserving of death and handed Him over to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. Clearly, Deuteronomy 19:10 states, "… an innocent person should not be put to death for a crime…," but they made the sinless Jesus into a condemned criminal.  Here is the verse from 2 Corinthians 5:21: "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."