John 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. Jesus, according to this scripture 'laid down His life.' He did this willingly for others in the same way, although a different context, that a brave firefighter will often risk their life to save someone from a fire. Thus according to any normal definition of the term Jesus clearly did not commit suicide. Another way to see how clearly Jesus' death was not suicide is to compare it to the death of John the Baptist who hung himself. Jesus submitted to the will of those who hated Him and it was the Roman soldiers who carried out the execution. Many martyrs and other innocent people have also submitted in this way down through history. No-one considers them to have committed suicide as it was not self-administered.
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