Jeremiah 26:15

Modern English Version

But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and upon the inhabitants. For truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

And then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

Genesis 42:22

Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Therefore, his blood is now required of us.”

2 Kings 24:4

and also for the innocent blood that he had shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to pardon.

2 Chronicles 24:22

And Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada the father of Zechariah had shown him, but killed his son. As he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and avenge!”

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven are an abomination to Him:

Proverbs 6:17

a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain I have smitten your children; they received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 2:34

Also in your skirts is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, although you never caught them breaking in. Yet in spite of all these things,

Jeremiah 22:17

But your eyes and your heart are intent only on your covetousness and on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and violence.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver the robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong or violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 26:12

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

Jeremiah 30:1

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

Jeremiah 7:6

if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your harm,

Numbers 35:33

So you will not defile the land which you are in, because blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of him that shed it.

Matthew 26:25

Then Judas, who betrayed Him, answered, “Master, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”

Matthew 26:4

and took counsel that they might take Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Acts 7:60

Then he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” Having said this, he fell asleep.

Deuteronomy 19:10

Then innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and blood guiltiness be on you.

Revelation 16:6

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!”