Jonah 1:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So the men cried to the Lord, “Lord, please don’t say we are guilty of killing an innocent man. Please don’t make us die for killing him. We know you are the Lord, and you will do whatever you want.”

Cross References

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.

Psalm 135:6

The Lord does whatever he wants, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans.

Deuteronomy 21:8

Lord, you saved your people Israel. Now make us pure. Don’t blame us for killing an innocent person.’ In this way these men will not be blamed for killing an innocent person.

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we were chosen to be God’s people. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what he wanted. And he is the one who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.

Psalm 107:28

They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help, and he saved them from their troubles.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, you did this because it’s what you really wanted to do.

Jonah 1:16

When the men saw this, they began to fear and respect the Lord. They offered a sacrifice and made special promises to the Lord.

Jonah 1:5

The men wanted to make the boat lighter to stop it from sinking, so they began throwing the cargo into the sea. The sailors were very afraid. Each man began praying to his god. Jonah had gone down into the boat to lie down, and he went to sleep.

Ephesians 1:9

he let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted, and he planned to do it through Christ.

Acts 28:4

When the people living on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice does not want him to live.”

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, people remember you when they are in trouble. So because of your punishment, we called out to you.

Genesis 9:6

“God made humans to be like himself. So whoever kills a person must be killed by another person.

Jonah 1:13

Instead, the men tried to row the ship back to the shore, but they couldn’t do it. The wind and the waves of the sea were too strong—and they were becoming stronger and stronger.

Jonah 3:8

But every person and every animal must be covered with a special cloth to show they are sad. People must cry loudly to God. Everyone must change their life and stop doing bad things.