Matthew 27:24

So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”

Matthew 27:4

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

Psalm 26:6


I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Deuteronomy 21:6-8

All the elders of that city nearest to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

Matthew 26:5

But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”

Job 9:30-31


“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,

Jeremiah 2:27


Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their backs to Me,
And not their faces;
But in the time of their trouble they will say,
‘Arise [O Lord] and save us.’

Jeremiah 2:35


Yet you keep saying, ‘I am innocent;
Surely His anger has turned away from me.’
Behold (listen very carefully), I will bring you to judgment and will plead my case against you
Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Matthew 27:9

Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

Matthew 27:19

While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous and innocent Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

Matthew 27:54

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

John 19:4

Then Pilate came out again and said to them, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”

Acts 3:14

But you disowned and denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for [the pardon of] a murderer to be granted to you.

2 Corinthians 5:21

He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].

1 Peter 3:18

For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;

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Summary

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

Bible References

And washed

Deuteronomy 21:6
All the elders of that city nearest to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
Job 9:30

“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
Jeremiah 2:27

Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their backs to Me,
And not their faces;
But in the time of their trouble they will say,
‘Arise [O Lord] and save us.’

Just

Matthew 27:4
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”
John 19:4
Then Pilate came out again and said to them, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”
Acts 3:14
But you disowned and denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for [the pardon of] a murderer to be granted to you.
2 Corinthians 5:21
He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
1 Peter 3:18
For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;

General references

Leviticus 22:19
so that you may be accepted—it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.
Jeremiah 26:16
Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the [false] prophets, “This man is not deserving of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
Mark 6:26
The king was deeply grieved, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests [who might have regarded him as weak], he was unwilling to [break his word and] refuse her.
Luke 23:21
but they kept shouting out, “Crucify, crucify Him!”
Acts 13:28
And though they found no cause or charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.