Matthew 27:24 · WEB
“So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."”
— Matthew 27:24
Speaker
Pilate
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
responsibilityinnocence
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