Matthew 27:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

And washed

Just

1 Peter 3:18

General references

Acts 13:28

Bible References

And washed

And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

If I am washed with snow water, and make my hands clean with soap;

I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

Who say to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have given me life: for their backs have been turned to me, not their faces: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Up! and be our saviour.

Just

Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.

But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

General references

So that it may be pleasing to the Lord, let him give a male, without any mark, from among the oxen or the sheep or the goats.

Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.

And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

But crying out they said, To the cross with him

And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.