Jesus won't hesitate to kill in order to protect his friends, but he seems to show mercy to innocent people and the surrendering. This can be seen in "The Damned", when he prevents Tara Chambler from killing Dean, a Savior who claims to be a worker from the Sanctuary forced from his family. Later, he also prevents Morgan Jones from killing Jared stating that this isn't what they do. Jesus' ultimate plan is to let the Saviors live peacefully among the Hilltopers, after the war against Negan is over, believing they can redeem themselves.