The Jewish leaders led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s palace. It was early in the morning. So that they could eat the Passover, the Jewish leaders wouldn’t enter the palace; entering the palace would have made them ritually impure. So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What charge do you bring against this man?” They answered, “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.” Pilate responded, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your Law.” The Jewish leaders replied, “The Law doesn’t allow us to kill anyone.” (This was so that Jesus’ word might be fulfilled when he indicated how he was going to die.) (John 18:28-32, CEB)
The leaders took Jesus to Pilate and Pilate asked them, “What charge do you bring against him?” The answer was “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
So what did he do?
What is the charge?
I guess he did something wrong because they were handing him over, but they never said what he did, just that they wanted to kill him.
Pilate didn’t want anything to do with this. He wanted them to handle this internal dispute themselves because he had other issues with Rome and keeping the peace in this area. This would just cause him more headaches.
But the leadership pressed and Pilate inclined.
What did he do?
What was the charge?
Why did he die?
We assume it was to save the world. I believe it was because people in power were scared they wouldn’t be able to maintain their power if people started living the way Jesus was telling them to live.
Love like Jesus and know that power will be upset.
Loving People. Loving God.
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