Matthew 27:25
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Then released he Barabbas unto them,.... The seditious person, robber, and murderer, for which crimes he was in prison. This man was an emblem of the persons for whom Christ suffered, both in his…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
His blood be on us ... - That is, let the guilt of putting him to death, if there be any, be on us and our children. We will be answerable for it, and will consent to bear the punishment for it. It is…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
His blood be on us, and on our children Also peculiar to Matthew. St Peter finds as the sole excuse for his fellow countrymen, "I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers" (Act…
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