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Thou Shalt Not Kill

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Exodus 20:13

Thou shalt not kill.

Deuteronomy 5:17

Thou shalt not kill.

Matthew 5:21

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:

Romans 13:9

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.

Exodus 20:1–26

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

James 2:11

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.

Mark 10:19

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

Matthew 19:18

He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Luke 18:20

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.

Leviticus 24:17

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

Genesis 9:6

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

Matthew 5:21–22

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 →

Genesis 9:5–6

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 →

1 John 3:15

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

Romans 12:17–21

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Exodus 22:2

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

Matthew 5:22

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

Exodus 19:1–25

In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. — read the full passage →

Exodus 20:14

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Exodus 21:14

And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Genesis 4:8–23

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. — read the full passage →

Exodus 21:20

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

Genesis 4:23

And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

Exodus 20:12

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Exodus 21:13

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.

Leviticus 24:21

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

Exodus 23:7

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

Exodus 21:1–36

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →

Exodus 21:12–14

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

Exodus 21:12

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

Leviticus 20:10

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.

1 Timothy 1:9

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Isaiah 26:21

For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Exodus 22:2–3

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 →

Genesis 9:5

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.

Matthew 7:1–29

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

Revelation 1:1–20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Genesis 4:8

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.

Romans 13:8–10

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

Exodus 20:2–17

I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. — read the full passage →

Matthew 5:21–26

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 →

Deuteronomy 20:1–20

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

Matthew 5:1–48

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Matthew 2:1–23

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Acts 28:4

And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

Jeremiah 26:15

Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Jehovah hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

Proverbs 1:18

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

Psalms 10:8–11

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 19:11–13

But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities; — read the full passage →

Numbers 35:16–34

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 →

Matthew 27:4

saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.

Leviticus 20:13

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.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Exodus 20:3

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Colossians 2:1–23

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Romans 13:1–7

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 →

Exodus 20:1–17

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

John 3:16–17

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. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 5:18

Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

Matthew 5:43–48

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

James 2:1

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons.

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

Romans 13:1–14

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 →

Deuteronomy 5:1–33

And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. — read the full passage →

Revelation 21:8

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Galatians 5:14

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Philemon 1:6

that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.

1 John 3:4

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Acts 1:1–26

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 5:1–20

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil. — read the full passage →

Daniel 5:1–31

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. — read the full passage →

Exodus 20:1

And God spake all these words, saying,

John 8:1–59

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

Zephaniah 2:1–15

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; — read the full passage →

Leviticus 5:1–19

And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. — read the full passage →

Genesis 31:1–55

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. — read the full passage →

Galatians 5:21

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Psalms 106:38

And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.

Deuteronomy 4:42

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:

Matthew 5:1

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

Deuteronomy 5:21

Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor’s wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor’s house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor’s.

Acts 5:9

But Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

1 Samuel 23:21

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.

Exodus 20:2

I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

1 Chronicles 24:22

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

1 Kings 21:2

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

1 Samuel 12:9–10

But they forgat Jehovah their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. — read the full passage →

1 Samuel 12:2

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

Galatians 5:1

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

John 3:12–15

If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things? — read the full passage →

Psalms 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

1 Kings 21:16

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

Deuteronomy 19:2

thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Genesis 20:5

Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.

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