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Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”. Matthew 27:4. Verse Concepts. saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”.
- Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV / 106 helpful votes. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
- Exodus 23:7 ESV / 94 helpful votes. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
- Isaiah 59:7-8 ESV / 80 helpful votes. Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.
- Proverbs 6:17 ESV / 59 helpful votes. Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Jan 1, 2016 · How should I respond to the shedding of innocent blood? In Deuteronomy 21: 1-9, instruction is given to Israel regarding what to do when innocent blood is shed in the land. The body of a murdered man was found in a field, and no one knew who murdered him.
Jan 22, 2012 · Second, this blood is called “innocent blood.” This doesn’t mean that the children had no sin. The same phrase was used of adults as well. For example, Jeremiah said, “If you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves” (Jeremiah 26:15). And we know Jeremiah was not sinless.
The Lord particularly links this phrase “innocent blood” with the blood of children in Psalm 106:38; according to that Scripture, God says of His people that they “shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.”
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Read full chapter.
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New Living Translation. “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.” English Standard Version. saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” Berean Standard Bible.
