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Is “Wash your hands of it” in the Bible?
Yes. “Wash your hands of it” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 27:24. It is what Pontius Pilate does at the trial of Jesus.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 27:24.
It is what Pontius Pilate does at the trial of Jesus.
The verse
Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, and that an uproar was breaking out instead. So he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am not guilty of this blood. You deal with it yourselves.”
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What it means there
Pilate washes his hands in front of the crowd and says he is not guilty of this blood. He hands Jesus over to be crucified anyway.
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Is “Wash your hands of it” in the Bible?
Yes. “Wash your hands of it” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 27:24. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. It is what Pontius Pilate does at the trial of Jesus.
Where in the Bible is “Wash your hands of it”?
In Matthew 27:24. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 27:24 reads: “Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, and that an uproar was breaking out instead. So he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am not guilty of this blood. You deal with it yourselves.””
Who said “Wash your hands of it”?
It is what Pontius Pilate does at the trial of Jesus.
What does “Wash your hands of it” mean in the Bible?
Pilate washes his hands in front of the crowd and says he is not guilty of this blood. He hands Jesus over to be crucified anyway.
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