Acts 20:26

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And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.

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  • Acts 18:6 : 6 And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
  • 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.
  • 2 Cor 7:2 : 2 Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,
  • 2 Cor 8:3 : 3 For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
  • 1 Thess 2:10-12 : 10 You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith; 11 Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness, 12 So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
  • 2 Sam 3:28 : 28 And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:
  • Job 16:19 : 19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.
  • Ezek 3:18-21 : 18 When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood. 19 But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe. 20 Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood. 21 But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.
  • Ezek 33:2-9 : 2 Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman: 3 If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger; 4 Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away. 5 On hearing the sound of the horn, he did not take note; his blood will be on him; for if he had taken note his life would have been safe. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood. 7 So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger. 8 When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly overtake you; and you say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way; death will overtake that evil man in his evil-doing, but I will make you responsible for his blood. 9 But if you make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way for the purpose of turning him from it, and he is not turned from his way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, but your life will be safe.
  • John 12:17 : 17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.
  • John 19:35 : 35 And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

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