Deuteronomy 21:8

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them.

Cross References

Jonah 1:14

And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

Matthew 23:35

That upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.

Ezekiel 23:3

And they committed fornication in Egypt: in their youth they committed fornication. There were their breasts pressed down, and the teats of their virginity were bruised.

Jeremiah 26:15

But know ye and understand, that if you put me to death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves and against this city and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to speak all these words in your hearing.

2 Kings 24:4

And for the innocent blood that he shed, filling Jerusalem with innocent blood. And therefore the Lord would not be appeased.

2 Samuel 3:28

And when David heard of it, after the thing was now done, he said: I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

Deuteronomy 21:7

And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

1 Kings 2:31

And the king said to him: Do as he hath said: and kill him, and bury him. And thou shalt remove the innocent blood which hath been shed by Joab, from me, and from the house of my father.

Leviticus 17:4

And offer it not at the door of the tabernacle an oblation to the Lord, shall be guilty of blood. As if he had shed blood, so shall he perish from the midst of his people.