'Sentence' in the Bible
Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand should be carried out.
Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to sentence a man to be punished until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
Nor can the free gift be compared to what came through the man who sinned. For the sentence that followed one man's offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift brought justification, even after many offenses.
In fact, we felt that we had received a death sentence so we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.