8 Bible Verses about Deserving Death

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die—they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.

What is your decision?”

They answered, “He deserves death!”

The king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death today, since you carried the ark of the Lord God in the presence of my father David and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us. Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death.

Now I realized that he had not done anything deserving of death, but when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? I have found in Him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”