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# innocent
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## Definition
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The term "innocent" means to not be guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing that a person is accused of.
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* A person accused of doing something wrong is innocent if he has not committed that wrong.
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* Jesus is the only human being who was completely innocent, because he never did anything wrong. He was sinless.
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* The apostle Paul uses "innocent" as a way of calling people simple, inexperienced, and naive.
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* The term "innocent" is also used to refer generally to not being involved in evil things.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "innocent" could also be translated as "not guilty" or "having done nothing wrong."
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* If possible, it is best to translate "sinless" and "innocent" differently.
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* The frequently occurring idiom, "innocent blood" could be translated as, "people who did nothing wrong to deserve being killed."
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* Depending on the context, other ways to translate "innocent" could include, "naive" or "pure" or "unsuspecting of evil" or "not mixed up in evil."
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