But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.”
I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”
He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him. By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”
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