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Matthew 27:24

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24So Pilate, when he* saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water and* washed hisi hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it!”*

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. iLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. See to it yourselves!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.