3 occurrences in 8 translations

'Deserves' in the Bible

and I discovered that the charge had to do with questions of their Law, but that he was accused of nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersAccusations, Against Early ChristiansPeople Accusing PeopleTaking The Law To Heart

If I'm guilty and have done something that deserves death, I'm willing to die. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can hand me over to them as a favor. I appeal to the emperor!"

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyGovernmentResigned To DeathNo Escape

and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.”

Bible Theasaurus

Deserve (61 instances)
Deserves (55 instances)
Merit (7 instances)

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