For David had said to the Amalekite, ‘Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, “I killed the Lord’s anointed.” ’
Acts 18:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and told them, ‘Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But since they kept opposing and abusing and reviling him, he shook out his clothing [against them] and said to them, Your blood be upon your [own] heads! I am innocent [of it]. From now on I will go to the Gentiles (the heathen). [Acts 13:46.] American Standard Version (1901) And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. Common English Bible When they opposed and slandered him, he shook the dust from his clothes in protest and said to them, “You are responsible for your own fates! I’m innocent! From now on I’ll go to the Gentiles!” Catholic Public Domain Version But since they were contradicting him and blaspheming, he shook out his garments and said to them: "Your blood is on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they gainsaying and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said to them: Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. |
For David had said to the Amalekite, ‘Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, “I killed the Lord’s anointed.” ’
The responsibility for their deaths will come back to Joab and to his descendants for ever, but for David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne, there will be peace from the Lord for ever.’
I also shook the folds of my robe and said, ‘May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing! ’ The whole assembly said, ‘Amen,’ and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised.
and lends at interest or for profit, will he live? He will not live! Since he has committed all these detestable acts, he will certainly die. His death will be his own fault. ,
Then, if anyone hears the sound of the ram’s horn but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his death will be his own fault.
However, suppose the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the ram’s horn, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives. Then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.”
‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.
If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.
‘He will completely destroy those terrible men,’ they told him, ‘and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.’
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.
I tell you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.’
But Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet against them and went to Iconium.
In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.
Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.’
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
Don’t be too quick to appoint , anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living #– #and they slander you.