¹⁷ He said, Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁰ "'Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

³⁰ Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?

⁵² The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

⁵³ Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

⁵⁴ He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

²⁴ He said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

²⁸ for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.

¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

¹⁹ and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

³ Naboth said to Ahab, Yahweh forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.

²⁰ Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

¹¹ Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed: but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.

³⁰ Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now Yahweh says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

¹⁸ Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death, Naphtali, on the high places of the field.

¹⁷ He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."

⁴ But flesh with the life of it, the blood of it, you shall not eat.