Deuteronomy 19:10
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10 (A)lest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
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Joshua 2:19
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19 So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we will be [a]guiltless. And whoever is with you in the house, (A)his [b]blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him.
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- Joshua 2:19 free from obligation
- Joshua 2:19 guilt of bloodshed
2 Samuel 1:16
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16 So David said to him, (A)“Your blood is on your own head, for (B)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
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1 Kings 2:32
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32 So the Lord (A)will return his [a]blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous (B)and better than he, and killed them with the sword—(C)Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and (D)Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah—though my father David did not know it.
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- 1 Kings 2:32 Or bloodshed
Acts 5:28
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28 saying, (A)“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, (B)and intend to bring this Man’s (C)blood on us!”
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