Matthew 27:24

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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.

And washed

Just

1 Peter 3:18

General references

Acts 13:28

Bible References

And washed

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

Just

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

General references

Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.