Bible Stories

For some time the authorities had been looking for the right moment to arrest and silence Jesus. When he arrived in Jerusalem for the Passover celebrations, they began actively to plan a way to engineer his death. But, this was not as easy as it seemed. Luke tells us about the dilemma of the authorities: ‘Every day Jesus taught in the Temple. The chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the leaders of the people wanted to kill him, but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.’ Read more

Once Jesus had been arrested, the authorities had to make sure that they could find him guilty of a charge that would secure the death penalty. However, it was not ‘enough for them to satisfy themselves on this point and convict him under Jewish law. They also had the more difficult task of convincing the Romans. Read more