Quotes About Justice

Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.

Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.

When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.

“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”