Matthew 27:24

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Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”

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  • Matt 27:4 : 4 saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
  • Ps 26:6 : 6 I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,
  • Deut 21:6-8 : 6 and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. 7 Then they must proclaim,“Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime. 8 Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O LORD, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
  • Job 9:30-31 : 30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands clean with lye, 31 then you plunge me into a slimy pit and my own clothes abhor me.
  • Jer 2:27 : 27 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!’
  • Jer 2:35 : 35 you say,‘I have not done anything wrong, so the LORD cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say,‘I have not committed any sin.’
  • Matt 27:9 : 9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:“They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
  • John 19:4 : 4 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.”
  • Acts 3:14 : 14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 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.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 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.

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    25In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

    26Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

  • 4saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”

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    19As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”

    20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

    21The governor asked them,“Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said,“Barabbas!”

    22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”

    23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

  • Luke 23:3-4
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    3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

    4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

  • John 19:4-6
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    4Again 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.”

    5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”

    6When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”

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    13Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

    14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

  • 12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

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    14Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

    15Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

  • 72%

    20Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.

    21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”

    22A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”

    23But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

    24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

    25He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

  • 9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”

  • 4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”

  • 35Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”

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    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

    22Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”

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    38Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.

    39But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”

  • 29So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”

  • 17So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”

  • 2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

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    12But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.

    13Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”

  • 7Then they must proclaim,“Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

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    10So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”

    11Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

    12From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”

    13When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).

    14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”

    15Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”

  • 31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”

  • 1A Call to Repent Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

  • 6I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,

  • 2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • 8When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,

  • 1Pilate Tries to Release Jesus Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.

  • 6Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.