Matthew 27:4

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Summary

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

The innocent

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Bible References

The innocent

When he was seated upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

and also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and upon its inhabitants; for of a truth the LORD has sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

And they cried unto the LORD and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for the soul of this man, and do not lay upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him and let him go.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.

And without finding cause of death in him, yet they asked Pilate that he should be slain.

For it was expedient that we have such a high priest, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,

but with the precious blood of the Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination,

What

Then all the people answered and said, His blood be on us and on our children.

but if it is a question of words and names and of your law, look ye to it, for I will be no judge of such matters.

that in hypocrisy shall speak lies; having their conscience seared as with a hot iron;

They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and rebellious and reprobate unto every good work.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

And those that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them and make merry and shall send gifts one to another because these two prophets tormented those that dwelt on the earth.

General references

And the LORD smote the people because they had made the calf, which Aaron formed.

ye shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish of the bovine cattle of the sheep or of the goats.

that innocent blood not be shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God gives thee for an inheritance, and the blood shall not be upon thee.

Cursed is he that takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And they lay in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own souls.

A man that does violence to the blood of any person shall flee all the way to the grave, and no one shall sustain him.

And the king was exceeding sorry, yet for his oath's sake and for the sakes of those who sat with him, he would not reject her.

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.