- the innocent:
- "Whenª heª was set downª° onª the¹ judgment seat,ª hisª wifeª sentª° untoª him,ª saying,ª°² Have thou² nothing² to do¹¹ with thatª just man:ª forª I have sufferedª° many thingsª this dayª inª a dreamª becauseª of him.ª" {Mtt 27:19} + "Andª the¹ governorª said,ª° Why,ª whatª evilª hath he done?ª° Butª they¹ cried outª° the more,ª saying,ª° Let him be crucified.ª° ... Whenª Pilateª sawª° thatª he could prevailª° nothing,ª butª [that] ratherª a tumultª was made,ª° he tookª° water,ª and washedª° [his] handsª beforeª the¹ multitude,ª saying,ª° I amª° innocentª ofª the¹ bloodª of thisª just person:ª seeª° yeª [to it]." {Mtt 27:23-24} + "Nowª when the¹ centurion,ª andª they¹ that were withª him,ª watchingª° Jesus,ª sawª° the¹ earthquake,ª andª those things that were done,ª° they fearedª° greatly,ª saying,ª° Trulyª thisª wasª° the Sonª of God.ª" {Mtt 27:54} + "And also¹ for the innocentª bloodª that¹ he shed:ª° for he filledª°¹ Jerusalemª with innocentª blood;ª which the LORDª wouldª° not¹ pardon.ª°" {2Kg 24:4} + "But¹ know²° ye for certain,ª° that¹ if¹ ye¹ put me to death,ª°¹ ye¹ shall surely¹ bringª° innocentª bloodª upon¹ yourselves, and upon¹ this¹ city,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof: for¹ of a truthª the LORDª hath sentª° me unto¹ you to speakª°¹ all¹ these¹ wordsª in your ears.ª" {Jer 26:15} + "Wherefore they criedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª° We beseech thee,²¹ O LORD,ª we beseech thee,¹ let us not¹ perishª° for this¹ man'sª life,ª and layª° not¹ upon¹ us innocentª° blood:ª for¹ thou,¹ O LORD,ª hast doneª° as¹ it pleasedª° thee." {Jna 1:14} + "Andª he¹ saidª° untoª themª the third time,ª Why,ª whatª evilª hath²° heª done?ª° I have foundª° noª causeª of deathª inª him:ª I will²° thereforeª chastiseª° him,ª and¹ let [him] go.ª°" {Lke 23:22} + "Andª weª indeedª justly;ª forª we receiveª° the due rewardª of our² deeds:ª°¹ butª this manª hath doneª° nothingª amiss.ª" {Lke 23:41} + "Nowª when the¹ centurionª sawª° what was done,ª° he glorifiedª° God,ª saying,ª° Certainlyª thisª wasª° a righteousª man.ª" {Lke 23:47} + "The¹ Jewsª answeredª° him,ª Weª haveª° a law,ª andª byª ourª lawª he oughtª° to die,ª° becauseª he madeª° himselfª the Sonª of God.ª" {Jhn 19:7} + "Andª though they foundª° noª causeª of deathª [in him], yet desired¹ they²° Pilateª that heª should be slain.ª°" {Act 13:28} + "Forª suchª an high priestª becameª° us,ª [who is] holy,ª harmless,ª undefiled,ª separateª° fromª sinners,ª andª madeª° higher¹ than² the¹ heavens;ª" {Hbr 7:26} + "Butª with the preciousª bloodª of Christ,ª asª of a lambª without blemishª andª without spot:ª" {1Pe 1:19}
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