Matthew 27:24

First Nations Version

Spear of the Great Waters (Pilate) could see that their minds would not be changed. He was worried that the crowd might turn violent, so he decided to give them what they wanted. He washed his hands in a vessel of water in front of all the people and said, “This man’s blood is not on my hands. It is on yours!”

Cross References

Matthew 27:4

“I have done wrong!” he told them. “I have betrayed the blood of an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they said back to him. “You did this to yourself.”

2 Corinthians 5:21

Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the one who knew no broken ways, was chosen by the Great Spirit to bear our broken ways, so that we would become the ones who represent his right ways.

1 Peter 3:18

The Chosen One died once for the broken ways of all people. The one who always does right suffered for those who do wrong to make a way for us to come to the Great Spirit. In his weak human body he was put to death, but he was made alive in the Spirit.

Matthew 26:5

“We should not do this during the festival,” they said, “or there could be an uprising among the people.”

Acts 3:14

“But you turned your back on the Holy and Upright One and then asked for a violent murderer to be set free.

John 19:4

Spear of the Great Waters (Pilate) stood before the crowd again and said, “I bring to you the one in whom I have found no guilt.” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was brought forward, blood flowing down his bruised face.

Matthew 27:54

When the head soldier of the People of Iron (Romans) and his soldiers who were guarding Creator Sets Free (Jesus) felt the earth shake and saw what was happening all around them, they trembled with fear and said, “This man must truly be the Son of the Great Spirit!”

Matthew 27:9

This gave full meaning to the words of the prophet Lifted by Creator (Jeremiah), “He was sold out for thirty pieces of silver by the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel). This is how much they thought his life was worth.

Matthew 27:19

While he was sitting there, a messenger came from his wife with these words: “Do no harm to this innocent man, for today I had a dream about him that troubles me greatly.”

Matthew 27:23

“But what wrong has he done to deserve this?” he asked them again. But their voices grew louder and louder, “Nail him to the cross!”

John 13:9

“Wisdomkeeper,” he answered back, “if this is so, then wash my hands and head also!”