Matthew 27:25 - Easy To Read Version All the people answered, “We will be responsible for his death. We accept for ourselves and for our children any punishment for his death.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the people answered, Let His blood be on us and on our children! [Josh. 2:19.] American Standard Version (1901) And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Common English Bible All the people replied, “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the entire people responded by saying, "May his blood be upon us and upon our children." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children. |
Joab killed two men who were much better than himself. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know at that time that Joab had killed them. So the Lord will punish Joab for those men he killed.
Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.
“Don’t let your land be ruined with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, then the only payment for that crime is that the murderer must be killed! There is no other payment that will free the land from that crime.
The person that falls on this stone will be broken. And if the stone falls on a person, then it will crush that person.” {\cf2\super [302]}
But the Jews there would not accept Paul’s teaching. They said some very bad things. So Paul shook off the dust from his clothes. {\cf2\super [363]} He said to the Jews, “If you are not saved, it will be your own fault! I have done all I can do! After this, I will go only to non-Jewish people!”
He said, “We told you never to teach about this man (Jesus)! But look what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You are trying to make us responsible (guilty) for the death of this man (Jesus).”
Your ancestors persecuted {\cf2\super [148]} every prophet {\cf2\super [149]} that ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the Righteous One (Christ {\cf2\super [150]})would come. But your ancestors killed those prophets. And now you have turned against the Righteous One and killed him.
Then innocent people will not be killed in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. And you will not be guilty for any deaths.
You must not feel sorry for him. He was guilty of killing an innocent person. You must remove that guilt from Israel. Then everything will go well for you.
We will protect every person who stays in this house. If anyone in your house is hurt, then we will be responsible. But if any person goes out of your house, then that person might be killed. We will not be responsible for that person. It will be his own fault.