'Deserve' in the Bible
"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners do that.
If you lend to those from whom you expect to get something back, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back what they lend.
I don't deserve to be called your son anymore. Treat me like one of your hired men."'
Then his son told him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and you. I don't deserve to be called your son anymore.'
Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us. Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death.
We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”