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Jesus, bound in a rumpled tunic, looks toward the gathered crowd answering in Pilate’s courtyard. — Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Matthew 27:25

The Crowd Answers

Condemned, Crucified, and Buried · Matthew 27

Story guide: The gathered crowd answers Pilate. The image depicts the people in this scene, not collective blame against later generations or Jewish people.

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25And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children.”

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