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It is closely associated with purity, righteousness, and a clear conscience before God and man. The concept of innocence is foundational in understanding the nature of humanity, sin, and redemption as presented in the Scriptures.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, innocence is frequently linked with the idea of being blameless or upright. For instance, in <a href="/genesis/20-5.htm">Genesis 20:5</a>, Abimelech defends his actions by claiming he acted "with a clear conscience and clean hands," which the Berean Standard Bible translates as "innocently." This narrative underscores the importance of intention and the heart's condition in determining innocence.<br><br>The Psalms often reflect on innocence in the context of divine justice. <a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Psalm 26:6-7</a> states, "I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD, to proclaim with thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works." Here, innocence is associated with ritual purity and the ability to worship God rightly.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, innocence is exemplified in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus calls His followers to a standard of purity and innocence that surpasses mere external adherence to the law. In <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> , Jesus instructs His disciples, "Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." This highlights the balance between wisdom and innocence in the Christian life.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also speaks to the concept of innocence in his letters. In <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> , he encourages believers to be "blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world." Here, innocence is portrayed as a testimony to the transformative power of the Gospel.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Innocence in the biblical sense is not merely the absence of wrongdoing but is deeply connected to one's relationship with God. It involves a heart aligned with God's will and a life that reflects His holiness. The fall of humanity in <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a> marks the loss of original innocence, introducing sin and guilt into the human experience. However, through Christ's redemptive work, believers are restored to a state of innocence before God, justified by faith and cleansed from sin.<br><br>The sacrificial system in the Old Testament foreshadows this restoration, where innocent animals were offered to atone for the sins of the people. This points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, the "Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>), whose innocence and righteousness are imputed to believers.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b><br><br>Living innocently as a Christian involves a commitment to holiness and integrity. It requires vigilance against sin and a reliance on the Holy Spirit for guidance and strength. Believers are called to maintain a clear conscience before God and others, striving to live in a manner that reflects the purity and righteousness of Christ. This pursuit of innocence is not only a personal endeavor but also a witness to the world of God's transformative grace.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>adv.</I>) In an innocent manner.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3515.htm"><span class="l">3515. nepiazo -- to be an infant</span></a> <br><b>...</b> be a child. From nepios; to act as a babe, ie (figuratively) <b>innocently</b> -- be a<br> child. see GREEK nepios. (nepiazete) -- 1 Occurrence. 3514, 3515. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3515.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8537.htm"><span class="l">8537. tom -- completeness, integrity, also part of the high <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate NASB Word Usage<br> blameless (1), full (1), full measure (1), <b>innocently</b> (1), integrity (16 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8537.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/traherne/centuries_of_meditations/32_whoever_suffereth_innocently_and.htm"><span class="l">Whoever Suffereth <b>Innocently</b> and Justly in Another's Stead</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE SECOND CENTURY 32 Whoever suffereth <b>innocently</b> and justly in another's<br> stead. Whoever suffereth <b>innocently</b> and justly in another's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/32 whoever suffereth innocently and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_26_upon_our_lords.htm"><span class="l">Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2. We may observe, in general, concerning this divine prayer, First, that<br> it contains all we can reasonably or <b>innocently</b> pray for. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 26 upon our lords.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_ii/second_sunday_after_easter.htm"><span class="l">Second Sunday after Easter</span></a> <br><b>...</b> other instance of suffering; first, because it was for an example to us; second,<br> because he suffered to save us; third, because he suffered <b>innocently</b> in all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/second sunday after easter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/the_small_catechism_of_martin_luther/ii_the_creed.htm"><span class="l">The Creed</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Because of this, I am His very own, will live under Him in His kingdom and serve<br> Him righteously, <b>innocently</b> and blessedly forever, just as He is risen from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/the small catechism of martin luther/ii the creed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barrow/sermons_on_evil-speaking_by_isaac_barrow/of_evil-speaking_in_general.htm"><span class="l">Of Evil-Speaking in General.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> even every one, for the honour of his religion, and the safety of his person, was<br> concerned in all respects to demean himself <b>innocently</b> and inoffensively <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../barrow/sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/of evil-speaking in general.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_repentance/chapter_iii_sins_may_be_divided.htm"><span class="l">Sins May be Divided into Corporeal and Spiritual Both Equally <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that "at that time" [8436] they are equally raised up either for life or else for<br> judgment; because, to wit, they have equally either sinned or lived <b>innocently</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on repentance/chapter iii sins may be divided.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/a_treatise_on_the_anger_of_god_addressed_to_donatus/chap_viii_of_religion.htm"><span class="l">Of Religion.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> religion is altogether false, and there is no divinity; but all things are made<br> up by skilful men, in order that they may live more uprightly and <b>innocently</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a treatise on the anger of god addressed to donatus/chap viii of religion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/a_treatise_on_the_anger_of_god_addressed_to_donatus/chap_xix_of_the_soul_and.htm"><span class="l">Of the Soul and Body, and of Providence.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But if any one lives justly and <b>innocently</b>, and at the same time neither worships<br> God nor has any regard for Him, as Aristides, and Timon, [1765] and others of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chap xix of the soul and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/of_the_work_of_monks_/section_14_here_peradventure_some.htm"><span class="l">Here Peradventure Some Man May Say, "If it was Bodily Work that <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that he neither did steal, nor was a housebreaker or highwayman, nor chariot-driver<br> or hunter or player, nor given to filthy lucre: but <b>innocently</b> and honestly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 14 here peradventure some.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cowper/translations_from_the_french_of_madame_de_la_mothe_guion/a_child_of_god_longing.htm"><span class="l">A Child of God Longing to See Him Beloved</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I live as undesigning. And harmless as a child. No troubles here surprise me,. I<br> <b>innocently</b> play,. While Providence supplies me,. And guards me all the day: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a child of god longing.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/i/innocently.htm"><span class="l"><b>Innocently</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In an innocent manner. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Innocently</b> (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 15:11 Two hundred <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/innocently.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/innocents.htm"><span class="l">Innocents (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/innocents.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/innocent.htm"><span class="l">Innocent (97 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/innocent.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm"><span class="l">Paul (207 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The extant letters of Paul have been <b>innocently</b> obliged to endure again a fair share<br> of the martyrdom suffered by the historic Paul." See further PASTORAL <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paul.htm - 101k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm"><span class="l">Hosea (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> as in such expressions as "master of a house," "lord of a wife," "owner of an ox,"<br> would be misleading; for the Israelites could quite <b>innocently</b> call Yahweh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hosea.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/apostle.htm"><span class="l">Apostle (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The extant letters of Paul have been <b>innocently</b> obliged to endure again a fair share<br> of the martyrdom suffered by the historic Paul." See further PASTORAL <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/apostle.htm - 87k</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/paranormal-activity.html">How should a Christian respond to evidence of paranormal activity? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Uzzah.html">Why did God strike Uzzah dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/get-behind-me-Satan.html">Why did Jesus say to Peter, “Get behind me Satan”? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/innocently.htm">Innocently: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Innocently (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-11.htm">2 Samuel 15:11</a></span><br />Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn't know anything.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/innocently.htm">Innocently</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/massacre.htm">Massacre (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/slaughter.htm">Slaughter (121 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/virgin.htm">Virgin (62 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/birth.htm">Birth (357 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/innocently.htm">Innocently (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/inns.htm">Inns (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tomb.htm">Tomb (70 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rachel's.htm">Rachel's (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/raddai.htm">Raddai (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/estranged.htm">Estranged (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/profaned.htm">Profaned (43 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/innocent.htm">Innocent (97 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alien.htm">Alien (102 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forsaken.htm">Forsaken (110 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/herod.htm">Herod (45 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gospels.htm">Gospels</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/apocryphal.htm">Apocryphal</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/i/innocent_suffering.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Innocent Suffering"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Innocent Suffering" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/i/innocents.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Innocents"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Innocents" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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