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Murdering
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Thou shalt not kill.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
Thou shalt not kill.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
For he is the 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 the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. — read the full passage →
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. — read the full passage →
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour 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 neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
A man also or 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.
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
And Cain talked with 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.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, — read the full passage →
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
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