Matthew 27:21-25

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 1:16
• 2. Matthew 26:5
• 3. Psalms 26:6
• 4. Deuteronomy 21:6-8
• 5. ver 4
• 6. Joshua 2:19; S Acts 5:28