35 Bible Verses about Plea Of Innocence

Then they must proclaim, "Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"

Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed?

"Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?

Concerning my right, should I lie? My wound is incurable, although I am without transgression.'

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.

Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful."

You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

When David later heard about this, he said, "I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!

I was blameless before him; I kept myself from sinning.

I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning.

I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.

let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.

For Job says, 'I am innocent, but God turns away my right.

My God sent his angel and closed the lions' mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king."

For you have said, 'My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.'

But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn't kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

The Tekoan woman said to the king, "My lord the king, let any blame fall on me and on the house of my father. But let the king and his throne be innocent!"

Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"

In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

Paul said in his defense, "I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar."

All who encountered them devoured them. Their enemies who did this said, 'We are not liable for punishment! For those people have sinned against the Lord, their true pasture. They have sinned against the Lord in whom their ancestors trusted.'

For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."

you say, 'I have not done anything wrong, so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.' But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say, 'I have not committed any sin.'