¹⁹ Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

¹⁰ And if any man of Israel, or any other living among them, takes any sort of blood for food, my wrath will be turned against that man and he will be cut off from among his people.

⁴ Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:

¹ What may we say, then? are we to go on in sin so that there may be more grace?

² In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?

⁵⁵ My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.

²⁴ And he said to them, This is my blood of the testament, which is given for men.

¹⁴ He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

³¹ If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?

³ But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.

¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

⁵ For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?

¹⁷ (For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;

¹⁸ It was the people of Zebulun who put their lives in danger, even to death, with Naphtali on the high places of the field.

³⁰ And why are we in danger every hour?