The now commonly-used German expression Hände in Unschuld waschen, which today is used by someone who wants to express that they have nothing to do with something negative (literally “wash hands in innocence”), was first coined in 1534 in the German Bible translation by Martin Luther. (Source: Günther 2017, p. 74)

For other idioms or terms in German that were coined by Bible translation, see here.

See also I wash my hands in innocence (image) and Pilate saw that he could do nothing and he took some water and washed his hands (image).