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NASB | Matthew 27:24 ¶ When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this Man's blood; see to that yourselves." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:24 ¶ So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this [righteous] Man's blood; see to that yourselves." [Deut 21:6-9; Ps 26:6] |
Bible Question: Was Pilate guilty for Christ's death? |
Bible Answer: Who was responsible for (guilty of) putting Christ to death? Hank: You posted your question weeks ago on Tue 05/29/01. However I just came across this answer in my Bible reading the other day. Acts 4:27 "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel," Here the scripture itself names two individuals and two groups of people who "were gathered together against...Jesus." They are: 1) Herod 2) Pontius Pilate 3) the Gentiles 4) the peoples of Israel Was Pilate guilty for Christ's death? Yes. Was he the only one who was guilty? No. |