“But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.”
The final statement that only let them know truly that if they put him to death, they will bring innocent blood upon themselves shows the consequences of executing a true prophet. The explicit appeal to conscience and the threat of blood guilt attempt to awaken the officials' sense of justice. The claim to innocence rests on the claim to be a true prophet doing God's work. The verse shows that executing a true prophet has cosmic consequences.
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