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

What

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The innocent

When he was set down to give judgment, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man, I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him."

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

But this shall ye know: if ye put me to death, ye shall make yourselves, this city and all the inhabiters thereof, guilty of innocent blood. For this is of a truth: that the LORD hath sent me unto you, to speak all these words in your ears."

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD and said, "O LORD let us not perish for this man's death, neither lay innocent blood unto our charge: for thou LORD, even as thy pleasure was, so thou hast done."

He said unto them the third time, "What evil hath he done? I find no cause of death in him. I will therefore chasten him, and let him go loose."

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 when they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.

Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.

but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot,

What

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

but if it be a question of words, or of names, or of your law, look ye to it yourselves. For I will be no judge in such matters."

and devilish doctrine of them which speak false through hypocrisy, and have their consciences marked with a hot iron,

They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.

and not be as Cain, which was of the devil and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? For his own deeds were evil, and his brother's righteous.

And they that dwell upon the earth, shall rejoice over them and be glad, and shall send gifts one to another: for these two prophets vexed them that dwelt on the earth.

General references

And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf; which Aaron made.

it must be a male without blemish of the oxen, sheep or goats.

that innocent blood be not shed in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, and so blood come upon thee.

"'Cursed be he that taketh a reward to slay innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Yea, they themselves lay wait one for another's blood, and one of them would slay another.

He that by violence sheddeth any man's blood, shall be a renagade unto his grave; and no man shall be able to succor him.

And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose.

saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to make an end.'