"You shall not murder," The LORD said on Mount Sanai (Ex. 20:13). This was the command he had given to his people. But their Jewish minds were made up. Jesus had to be put to death. He was a breaker of the Law (specifically in breaking the Sabbath) and was a blasphemer, calling God his father, making himself equal with God (John 5:18). But it was against their law to have anyone put to death.
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