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 nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands clean with lye,

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

They say to a wooden idol, 'You are my father.' They say to a stone image, 'You gave birth to me.' Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!'

Just

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"

Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."

But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.

Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

General references

if it is to be acceptable for your benefit it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said, "This man should not be condemned to die. For he has spoken to us under the authority of the Lord our God."

Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

But they kept on shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.