But understanding is gray hairs to men, And an unspotted life is ripe old age.)
Nay rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled.
Moreover, when nations consenting together in wickedness had been confounded, Wisdom knew the righteous man, and preserved him blameless to God, And kept him strong when his heart yearned toward his child.
Wisdom delivered a holy people and a blameless seed from a nation of oppressors.
For a blameless man hurried to be their champion: Bringing the weapon of his own ministry, Even prayer and the propitiation of incense, He withstood the indignation, and set an end to the calamity, Shewing that he was your servant.
Take heed of an evil-doer, for he contriveth wicked things; Lest haply he bring upon you blame forever.
Blessed is the man that has not slipped with his mouth, And is not pricked with sorrow for sins.
Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, And who is not fallen from his hope.
My son, to your good deeds add no blemish; And no grief of words in any of your giving.
He that obeys me will not be ashamed; And those who work in me will not do amiss.
Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, And that goes not after gold.
Who has been tried thereby, and found perfect? Then let him glory. Who has had the power to transgress, and has not transgressed? And to do evil, and has not done it?
In all your works keep the upper hand; Bring not a stain on your honor.
Children and the building of a city establish a man’s name; And a blameless wife is counted above both.
Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, Being an example of repentance to all generations.
Noah was found perfect and righteous; In the season of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world; Therefore was there left a remnant to the earth, When the flood came.
Also before the time of his long sleep He made protestations in the sight of the lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: And no man did accuse him.
No man was created upon the earth such as was Enoch; For he was taken up from the earth.
Better therefore is the just man that has none idols: for he shall be far from reproach.
you know that they have borne false witness against me, and, behold, I must die; whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me.
and he cried with a loud voice, I am clear from the blood of this woman.
Therefore Helkias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joakim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her.
saying, Let us die all in our innocency: heaven and earth witness over us, that you⌃ put us to death without trial.
And he chose blameless priests, such as had pleasure in the law:
And they told the king what things Jonathan had done, that they might cast blame on him: and the king held his peace.
So he also died pure from pollution, putting his whole trust in the Lord.
And when this message came to Nicanor, he was confounded, and was sore troubled at the thought of annulling the articles that had been agreed upon, the man having done no wrong;
For why, else, does our most wise father Jacob blame Simeon and Levi for having irrationally slain the whole race of the Shechemites, saying, Cursed be their anger.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ Hosea 6:6 you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”
The chief priests accused him of many things.
They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom:
When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, “Do you answer the high priest like that?”
Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no basis for a charge against him.
Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”
Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”
They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”
But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22 just as it is written.
Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.
who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.
We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.
Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;
that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” Isaiah 53:9
having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.












