“Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth; who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously” (1 Peter 2:22-23).
One of the most remarkable aspects of Jesus’ earthly life is the fact that He was completely without sin. Three lines of witness testimony offer Biblical evidence to support that conclusion. Those individual lines of testimony were offered by…
- Witnesses who were hostile to Jesus.
- Witnesses who were supportive of Jesus.
- The secular and religious authorities of His era.
The Testimony Of Hostile Witnesses
- Demonic Entities: “Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, ‘Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!'” (Mark 1:23-24).
- Judas: “Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood'” (Matthew 27:3-4).
The Testimony Of Supportive Witnesses
- Paul the Apostle: “Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21 GNT).
- Author of Hebrews: “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15).
- Jesus Himself: “Can any of you convict me of committing a sin?…” (John 8:46 GNB).
Secular And Religious Authorities
- Pontius Pilate: “…I don’t find this man guilty of anything!” (John 18:38 CEV).
- The Roman military officer who oversaw Jesus’ execution: “Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man” (Luke 23:47 KJV).
- The Religious High Court: “Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none” (Mark 14:55).
Peter was a man who spent three years of his life in close proximity to Jesus as he viewed Jesus’ conduct in a variety of circumstances. With that firsthand experience in mind, it’s significant to note that Peter adapted a passage from the prophet Isaiah without reservation concerning Him: “He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth” (NET).