Why did the Romans execute Jesus?

Answer 1

Well they accused Jesus cause he was telling the future like bad things would start to happen so they were getting sick of it cause they thaught he was lying and the 1 night they found a friend who knew Jesus and asked him where he was he refused to tell but that's until they gave him a bag of coins they found him took him to trial and they made a choice let the people pick who to crucify Jesus of NAZERETH or some guy in prison they all picked Jesus except for his family. and the reason they killed Jesus was cause if you watch the movie passion of the christ Jesus say he's the son of god and they don't belive him they just think he's an imposter and then at the end of the movie when the clouds turn black and the ground starts shaking they start screaming HE IS THE SON OF GOD

The Roman Governor of the time Pontius Pilate agreed to the demands of the Jewish religious leaders to have Jesus crucified.

Some have questioned the veracity of the account given the Roman sense of justice and in particular what is known of Pilate. On a number of occasions he demonstrated a tendency to be rather ruthless and heartless and unheeding of Jewish sensitivities and demands. He even caused some pagan votive shields to be erected in Herod's Palace, which caused great offense and protest, to which he would not yield. The Jews then threatened to complain to Caesar, which, when Pilate remained unmoved they duly did. Caesar was apparently incensed by Pilate's attitude, since the Roman way was always to accommodate the customs of the local people they conquered whenever possible. Caesar sent off a stern letter to Pilate the very night he received the letter from the Jews - ordering him to remove the shields.

Further to all this Pilate was a personal friend of one Sejanus who was implicated in a plot against Caesar. This fact, together with the previous episode, which had occurred before Jesus' trial both put Pilate himself in an extremely precarious position politically.

Both of these facts explain the wavering attitude of Pilate, who went against natural Roman justice in condemning an innocent man as well as his natural inclination to not give an inch to the Jews. When the Jews said to him 'if you set this man free you are not Caesar's friend' the implication was absolutely clear. Pilate's position and even his own life may have been on the line had the Jews again complained to Caesar. Thus he caved in to their wishes.

The Biblical account, together with some knowledge of the background, is evidently highly accurate in how it depicts the scene of Jesus' trial and illegal condemnation and execution.

The Romans crucified Jesus because this was part of God's plan of redemption for mankind. God has said without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin.

"so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation". - Hebrews 9:28

Answer 2

In short, the Romans didn't arrest Jesus, the Jews did. They then turned him over to the Romans and demanded that He be executed, even after Pilate and Herod (the Roman authorities over Christ's case) found him innocent of any wrongdoing and wanted to let him go with a warning and a beating. The Romans then carried out his whipping and execution. To quote (in temporal order):

Mat 26:47: While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

Mat 27:1: When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

2 And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.

Luke 23:13: Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14 and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.

15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.

16 I will therefore punish and release him."

Mat 27:24: So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves."

(Scripture quotes from the ESV version of The Bible.)

Another answer

The Jewish leadership arranged for it to appear that Jesus was advocating a coup against Caesar and a threat against Roman rule and authority, so as to divert their murderous plan away from themselves. Also, by influencing the mob's blood-lust through planted instigators, their call for Jesus' blood forced Pilate's hand.

According to the Gospels, the religious leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy and treason; the mobs demanded that the Romans execute Jesus. The Roman governor found no fault with Jesus, but was afraid of the religious leaders, and executed Jesus.

Another answer

Jesus had a criminal trial before being put to death where he was charged with the following crimes...

"And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king."

- Luke 23:2

As you see, there are two or three criminal charges made against Jesus.

Regarding the charge of claiming to be a king, Jesus himself said...

"My kingdom is not of this world." - John 18:36

Jesus was not hanged. He was crucified. The Roman governor of Judea had him executed because the crowd in Jerusalem wanted this.

Answer 3

Jesus was sentenced to crucifixion because his crimes, by Roman law, that made the punishment crucifixion . Crucifixion was a common form of punishment by the Romans. We look at it through modern eyes and see punishment that is truly awful, but death is still a punishment for crimes today only the method has changed.

Answer 4

While the New Testament is unclear as to what the Roman charge that would lead to crucifixion was, the most likely charge would have been: INSURRECTION.

The Messiah of that period was understood the way that Jews still understand this concept: an Earthly King who would establish a Jewish Kingdom. Necessarily, therefore, Jesus was going to have to raise an army or commit some political intrigue to achieve this goal. The Romans were likely afraid that Jesus would try to lead a rebellion to free Judea from Roman occupation. This fear would prove justified when another Messianic Candidate, Bar Kochba, would actually lead a revolt against the Romans that ended disastrously for the Jews. In order to prevent Jesus from taking that power, the Romans pre-emptively sought him out and questioned if he was the King of Jews, i.e. someone actively trying to create a Jewish Kingdom in defiance of Rome. When they received answers that troubled them, they chose to execute him in the traditional Roman manner of execution.