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 the city that is next to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the plain,

Though I washed my self with snowy water, and made mine hands never so clean,

I wash my hands with innocency, O LORD, and so will I go to thine altar,

For they say to a stock, 'Thou art my father,' and to a stone, 'Thou hast begotten me.' Yea, they have turned their back upon me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble, when they say, 'Stand up and help us!'

Just

saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."

Pilate went forth again, and said 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 and just, and desired a murderer to be given you,

for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.

Forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, for to bring us to God, and was killed, as pertaining to the flesh: but was quickened in the spirit.

General references

it must be a male without blemish of the oxen, sheep or goats.

Then said the rulers and the people unto the priests and prophets, "This man may not be condemned to death, for he hath preached unto us in the name of the LORD our God."

And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose.

And they cried, saying, "Crucify him; Crucify him."

And when they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.