Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are for ever guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
Acts 20:26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I testify and protest to you on this [our parting] day that I am clean and innocent and not responsible for the blood of any of you. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. Common English Bible Therefore, today I testify to you that I’m not responsible for anyone’s fate. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, I call you as witnesses on this very day: that I am clean from the blood of all. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men; |
Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are for ever guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he that vouches for me is on high.
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.
He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth—that you also may believe.
And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.
But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth.
Open your hearts to us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one.
For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will,
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor participate in another man's sins; keep yourself pure.