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Jeremiah 37:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I continued, “Your Majesty, why have you put me in prison? Have I committed a crime against you or your officials or the nation?

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Jacob became very angry and said to Laban: What have I done wrong? Have I committed some crime? Is that why you hunted me down?

You will always have trouble if you are mean to those who are good to you.

It isn't fair to punish the innocent and those who do right.

Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to the LORD with fear and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then the LORD decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed, we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

My God knew that I was innocent, and he sent an angel to keep the lions from eating me. Your Majesty, I have never done anything to hurt you.”

But he said, “I have shown you many good things that my Father sent me to do. Which one are you going to stone me for?”

Paul looked straight at the council members and said, “My friends, to this day I have served God with a clear conscience!”

And because I am sure, I try my best to have a clear conscience in whatever I do for God or for people.

If I had done something deserving death, I would not ask to escape the death penalty. But I am not guilty of any of these crimes, and no one has the right to hand me over to these people. I now ask to be tried by the Emperor himself.”

I have not found him guilty of any crime deserving death. But because he has asked to be judged by the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

Then Paul spoke in his own defence, “I have not broken the Law of my people. And I have not done anything against either the temple or the Emperor.”

But before they left, they said, “This man isn't guilty of anything. He doesn't deserve to die or to be put in jail.”

Am I now your enemy, just because I told you the truth?




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