When Pilate saw it was no use to go on. More than two million Jews were in Jerusalem for Passover, and probably not more than one thousand Roman soldiers were at his command. He could neither control a riot, nor explain it to his Roman superiors. Washed his hands. A symbolic act which said he was no longer responsible for what happened. This is your doing. Pilate is saying the guilt of this man's death is on the Jewish leaders and their people.

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