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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 to it." Then answered all the people and said "His blood be on us and on our children."
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 to it." Then answered all the people and said "His blood be on us and on our children."
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