Acts 5:28

This man's blood upon us,— That is, the odium and the guilt of it. See Matthew 27:25.

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²⁸ Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

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Acts 5:28