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Matthew 27:24

ιδων δε ο πιλατος οτι ουδεν ωφελει αλλα μαλλον θορυβος γινεται λαβων υδωρ απενιψατο τας χειρας απεναντι του οχλου λεγων αθωος ειμι απο του αιματος του δικαιου τουτου υμεις οψεσθε
idōn de o pilatos oti oyden ōphelei alla mallon thorybos ginetai labōn ydōr apenipsato tas cheiras apenanti toy ochloy legōn athōos eimi apo toy aimatos toy dikaioy toytoy ymeis opsesthe
King James Version (KJV)

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}.

Modern English

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.”

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