Genesis 37:22

New International Version

“Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

Genesis 37:21

When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.

Genesis 37:23

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing—

Genesis 42:22

Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”

Exodus 24:11

But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.

Jeremiah 36:25

Even though Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

Acts 12:1

It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

Deuteronomy 13:9

You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.