Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Mark 14:2 in English Standard Version "for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”" Mt 27:24 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.”