Jonah 1:14

New International Version

Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.

Psalm 107:28

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

Psalm 135:6

The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer.

Jonah 1:13

Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.

Jonah 1:16

At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.

Jonah 1:5

All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

Jonah 3:8

But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

Acts 28:4

When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”

Ephesians 1:11

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

Ephesians 1:9

he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

Deuteronomy 21:8

Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,