Answer by Nhi for Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?
The OP asks, “Could the issue of Passover have been one of the reasons they refused to execute Christ?” I believe the answer is yes, the timing of Jesus’ capture and execution during the week of the...
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It was during the passover and the Torah prevented them from putting a man to death during this important ceremony that commemorated their liberation from Egypt centuries of years before.
View ArticleWhy did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?
John 18:31 ESV:Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”In the above text the Jews refused to...
View ArticleAnswer by Hold To The Rod for Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John...
By the time of Jesus' crucifixion the Jewish Sanhedrin had lost the power to perform capital punishment without Rome's approval.This did not mean they could not execute criminals; it meant they had to...
View ArticleAnswer by Anne for Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?
They did not "refuse" to kill Christ. They refused to use their own law to judge Christ. Why not? They answered that question themselves, as recorded in John 18:31 - “It is not lawful for us to put...
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