Day 10: Tuesday, March 31

Matthew 27:22-26. Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let Him be crucified. And the governor declared, Why, what evil has He done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let Him be crucified! And Pilate, seeing that he profits nothing, but more of an uproar was made, taking water he washed off his hands opposite the crowd, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just Man; you shall see. And all the people answering said, His blood be upon us, and upon our children. Then released he Barabbas to them; but delivered Jesus up, when he had whipped Him, to be crucified.

Arcana Coelestia 9127. The complete rejection of truth Divine which was from the Lord, and which was the Lord, is meant by these Words in Matthew:

Pilate washed his hands before the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man; see ye to it. And all the people answered, His, blood be on us, and on our children (Matt. 27:24-25).

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