'Deserving' in the Bible
And though they found no cause or charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
I found that, although he was charged with questions about their Law, there was no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.
If then I am doing wrong, or have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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.
and as they were leaving they said to one another, "This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment."
After they had interrogated me, they were ready to release me because I was not guilty of any offense deserving death.