Matthew 27:25
And all the people, answering, said—His blood be upon us and upon our children!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:5thou shalt not bow thyself down to them nor be led to serve them—For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, unto three [generations] and, unto four, of them that hate me;
Deuteronomy 19:10that innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee as an inheritance,—and so shed-blood be upon thee.
Joshua 2:19And it shall be, whosoever shall go forth out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood, shall be on his own head and, we, shall be free,—but, whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood, shall be on our heads, if a, hand, be upon him.
2 Samuel 3:28And, when David heard of it, after that, he said—Guiltless, am I and my kingdom before Yahweh, unto times age-abiding,—of the blood of Abner son of Ner.
2 Kings 24:3Surely, it was, because of the anger of Yahweh, that this came upon Judah, to remove them from his presence,—for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done:
Ezekiel 18:14But lo! he hath begotten a son, Who hath considered all the sins of his father which he hath done,- Yea he hath considered and not done like them:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:12-26
Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom… Read the whole commentary →