In the Bible, why did everyone want to kill Jesus?

Answer 1

he was creating public disturbance and they were afraid he would take over .... and for the most part they considered him dangerous ...

Answer 2

Not everyone wanted to kill him, the Romans were in charge, they wanted him dead because he was a nuisance to them and they though he was teaching sedition to the people. The Jews weren't crazy about the new teachings and they weren't looking for another poor prophet, they were looking for a way out of bondage with Gods help, earthly bondage, not heavenly release, but they didn't want him killed, many others at the time of Jesus also said they were the messiah, so it wasn't a big deal. It was the Romans who wanted Jesus dead, it was to them that He was a threat. There was an entire rest of the world on seven continents and many countries who never heard of Jesus. So there were a few who wanted him dead and an good many to whom he was a total unknown.
And if he hadn't died, he couldn't have been resurrected, and then he couldn't have been God at all, could he?

You have mixed up all sorts of half believed stories here, perhaps a bit more history would help you to understand the political situations at the time of Jesus. And it might be desirable to understand that a Jewish rabbi is more teacher than priest, and a couple of the groups you mention wouldn't have been in agreement with or capable of ordering a death by crucifixion, that was a Roman execution.

Answer 3

In the Torah (Old Testament) there is a description of two Messiahs...a peaceful one and the one that is still to come, the one that will wipe all of the wicked and their armies from the face of the earth.

On Jesus's (the Messiah) first visit he was the peacful teacher who did no violence nor talked ill of any. The problem was the Romans (Pagans) were occupying Israel at that time and the people really wanted the vengeful Messiah who would deliver them from the brutality and immorality of the Pagans.

BTW the Roman empire never fell!...It's still here ruling the world in a different form. It is the last of the four kingdoms (empires) mentioned in Daniel and Revelation and out of it have sprouted ten kingdoms with an eleventh (the kingdom of the Anti-Christ) still to come...SOON...which means pissed off Jesus will be back soon to deliver the world from this evil.

Answer 4

He was a threat to the stability of Pilate`s province. Insurrection is obviously noticeable to anyone who has studied the historical and cultural background to this. Jesus offered his followers what they craved, the downfall of the forces of darkness, the return of the Temple with Kingly and Priestly offices restored, a true heaven on earth. He failed and suffered the so very common punishment for crimes against the Roman State. He also threatened sections of the established priesthood who held differing religious concepts, and some established authority. They naturally wanted him removed as a blasphemer and usurper. No magic, no Gods, just another localised power struggle with Roman occupying forces.

Answer 5

Not everyone wanted to kill Jesus. It was mainly some of the rich and powerful. However, sometimes Jesus would say things so offensive to the common people that they'd want to stone him.

Jesus didn't bind himself to popular convention. He said what he believed was true, and sometimes it offended people enough to want to kill him. And of course, his words and his actions were often freeing to the poor, the downtrodden, and the marginalized--and this threatened the rich and powerful.

Caiaphas, the high priest, thought Jesus would incite the commoners to riot and rebel, and bring the wrath of the Roman army down on Israel. Caiaphas said, "It's better that one man dies than that the whole nation perish."

Answer 6

To add to comments already made ...

Only the Roman government could put someone to death. And if he did in fact have "king of the Jews" attached to his cross as the gospel account states (INRI ... possibly from his frequent references to the Kingdom of God being at hand) ... then he was a political threat.

The Romans had seen more than enough religio-political trouble-makers in that part of the world to crucify with dispatch anyone that looked at all like they might be a problem.
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Answer 7

Everyone didn't want to kill him. The, Scribes , Lawyers, Pharisees and the Saducees really hated him because he proclaimed that he was God's son, because he spoke with authority, and because he did many miracles as proof of his Godship. In a nut shell they were very jealous of Christ, they felt they had to kill him in order to maintain their status as the heads of the Jewish Temple and prosecutors of the Laws of Moses. They therefore falsely accused our Lord and delivered him to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate, who had his soldiers crucify him. These big shot hypocritical religious leaders were the real haters of Jesus. Today many people hate Jesus as well. But he wins in the end. Every knee shall bend, every head shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!!! Cap'n Arlo

Answer 8

The Pharisee's knew everything that He said to them was the truth and if they admitted it then they would have been found out to be fauds by the rest of the people that they had been stealing money from for years and years. So they had Him arrested and had Pontious Pilate crucify Him. Caiaphas was the high priest and said that it would be better for one man (Jesus) to die for the people

Answer 9

Jesus occupies a very small part of the Bible, comparatively, and "everybody" did not want to kill him.

Answer 10

Jesus was seen as a threat to their way of life. Especially the prominent people, Pharisees and Sadducee's and especially the Roman Gov; Because according to the Romans if Jesus was truly the prophesied savior he was supposed to "free" the Jews from bondage (thought to be a rebellion of sorts). To the Jewish church he accused them of being corrupt so they were offended. Those prominent figures had great influence so that hatred spread.

Answer 11

The people who wanted Jesus dead was because they considered his teachings blamsphemous. Plain & simple.