The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any.
Matthew 26.59-60
We must never picture Jesus as just another super nice person, like a girl or boy at school who never talks out of turn or cuts in line. Jesus isn’t just pretty good. He’s the Son of God, and he’s perfect.
When the enemies of Jesus wanted a reason to put him on a cross to die, they tried hard to find bad things he had done. They couldn’t find any! So they asked people to lie and say bad things about Jesus.(Matthew 26.59) But Peter said, “He never sinned” (1 Peter 2.22) and he is “the sinless, spotless Lamb of God”. (1 Peter 1.19) Hebrews adds that he “did not sin”.(Hebrews 4.15) Jesus always did what was right. He obeyed his Father perfectly, so he is a perfect example for us.
How does it feel knowing that Jesus never did anything wrong? How does it help you to know that Jesus was perfect? That it means that Jesus could become our Saviour when he died on the cross. But during the time when he was alive on Earth, he also was a wonderful example for us. The Bible tells us to “fix our eyes on Jesus”.(Hebrews 12.2) That means we should look at what Jesus did and learn to be like him.
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