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I Wash My Hands Of It
Commonly, when someone has attempted to avert a wrong and it continues
anyway, he states, "I wash my hands of the issue", indicating
that he is clean and not to blame. This comes from Jesus' trial, as recorded
in Matthew 27:24. Pontius Pilate, who was in charge of sentencing Christ,
claimed that Jesus was innocent as far as he could tell. However, the
crowds pushed to have Him executed. "When Pilate saw that he was
accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water
and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of
this Man's blood; see to that yourselves.'
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