ESV Reformation Study Bible – Matt 27:25
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Matt 27:25

27:25 His blood be on us. When Pilate seemed reluctant to act, the people were not afraid to say they would take the responsibility themselves. Their guilt, Pilate’s guilt, and Judas’s, is not determined by them but by God (cf. Acts 4:27). According to Ezekiel, descendants do not share the guilt of their parents unless they cooperate in their sins (Ezek. 18:20; cf. Acts 2:23, 39).