Jeremiah 26:15

New Century Version

But be sure of one thing. If you kill me, you will be guilty of killing an innocent person. You will make this city and everyone who lives in it guilty, too! The Lord truly sent me to you to give you this message.”

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 42:22

Then Reuben said to them, “I told you not to harm the boy, but you refused to listen to me. So now we are being punished for what we did to him.”

2 Kings 24:4

He had killed many innocent people and had filled Jerusalem with their blood. And the Lord would not forgive these sins.

2 Chronicles 24:22

King Joash did not remember Jehoiada’s kindness to him, so Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. Before Zechariah died, he said, “May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you.”

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things the Lord hates. There are seven things he cannot stand:

Proverbs 6:17

a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,

Jeremiah 2:30

“I punished your people, but it did not help. They didn’t come back when they were punished. With your swords you killed your prophets like a hungry lion.

Jeremiah 2:34

Even on your clothes you have the blood of poor and innocent people, but they weren’t thieves you caught breaking in. You do all these things,

Jeremiah 22:17

“But you only look for and think about what you can get dishonestly. You are even willing to kill innocent people to get it. You feel free to hurt people and to steal from them.”

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Do what is fair and right. Save the one who has been robbed from the power of his attacker. Don’t mistreat or hurt the foreigners, orphans, or widows. Don’t kill innocent people here.

Jeremiah 26:12

Then Jeremiah spoke these words to all the officers of Judah and all the other people: “The Lord sent me to say everything you have heard about this Temple and this city.

Jeremiah 30:1

These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 7:6

You must not be hard on strangers, orphans, and widows. Don’t kill innocent people in this place! Don’t follow other gods, or they will ruin your lives.

Numbers 35:33

“ ‘Don’t let murder spoil your land. The only way to remove the sin of killing an innocent person is for the murderer to be put to death.

Matthew 26:25

Then Judas, who would give Jesus to his enemies, said to Jesus, “Teacher, surely I am not the one, am I?” Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”

Matthew 26:4

At the meeting, they planned to set a trap to arrest Jesus and kill him.

Acts 7:60

He fell on his knees and cried in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” After Stephen said this, he died.

Deuteronomy 19:10

so that innocent people will not be killed in your land, the land that the Lord your God is giving you as your own. By doing this you will not be guilty of allowing the death of innocent people.

Revelation 16:6

They have poured out the blood of your holy people and your prophets. So now you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”