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Why Do People Want Jesus To Be Put To Death

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Although each piece specified reasons as to why people wanted Jesus to be put to death, all the reasons varied. To start is the first reading, Mark 14, that explained once Jesus was arrested, the chief priests looked for evidence so they could have him killed. The priests did acknowledge that some of the testimonies against Jesus were false, but after they asked Jesus if he is the son of God and he responded yes, they agreed that he should be put to death. So, the reason in Mark was that Jesus believed he was the son of God as to why he was put to death. The next piece, John 5:1-18, had a similar reason to Mark, but a little different. Jesus was still working and doing things on the Sabbath which angered the Jewish leaders. Then Jesus was also

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