23 Then he said, “Why? What has he done wrong?”

But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify him!” (A)

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood.[a] See to it yourselves!” (B)

25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us(C) and on our children!”

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Footnotes

  1. 27:24 Other mss read this righteous man’s blood

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