Matthew 27:24-25
27:24 a The responsibility is yours! The priests had said the same thing to Judas (27:4 b).27:25 c all the people (see 21:43 d): This does not mean every living Jew. Instead, those urging Jesus’ condemnation are representative of all of unbelieving Israel, whose actions bring consequences for the nation as a whole (e.g., the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70).
• We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children (see 23:35 e; 2 Sam 1:16 f; 14:9 g; Jer 51:35 h; Acts 5:28 i; 18:6 j; 20:26 k): Christians have at times misunderstood and misused this verse in persecution of Jews, but it is not an indictment against Jews in general.
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