Accidental Killings

And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying, — read the full passage →

When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Thou shalt not kill.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; — read the full passage →

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait, — read the full passage →

If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live:

He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →

He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Thou shalt not kill.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither. — read the full passage →

A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. — read the full passage →

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.

But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.

And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.

that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, the same blasphemeth Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. — read the full passage →

And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin unwittingly, in any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:

If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. — read the full passage →