14 Bible Verses about Death Penalty For Killing
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He pouring out man's blood, by man his blood shall be poured out: for in the image of God he made man.
And surely, your blood of your lives I will search out, from the hand of every living thing I will search it out, and from the hand of man; from the hand of a man's brother I will search out the life of man.
And be smiting cattle shall recompense it; and he smiting man, shall die.
Every one striking a soul by the mouth of witnesses, he shall slay the slayer: and one witness shall not testify against a soul to die.
And if with an instrument of iron he smote him, the slayer shall die; the slayer he dying. shall die. And if with a stone of the hand which he shall die by it he smote him, he the slayer shall die; dying, the slayer shall die. Or with an instrument of wood of the hand, which he shall die by it he smote him, he the slayer shall die; dying, the slayer shall die.read more.
The nearest relative of blood he shall kill the slayer: in his meeting him he shall kill him.
And behold, all the family rose up against thy servant, and they will say, Give him striking his brother and we will kill him for the soul of his brother whom he slew; and they destroyed also the heir, and quenched my coal which was left, so that name was not set to my husband and remainder upon the face of the earth.
And if a man shall act proudly against his friend to kill him with craftiness, from mine altar shalt thou take him to die.
And behold, six men coming from the way of the highest gate which looking to the north, and each a weapon of smiting in pieces in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed with linen, an inkhorn of the scribe upon his loins: and they will come and stand by the altar of brass.
And Jehovah will say to him, Therefore, every one killing Cain, he shall be avenged seven fold. And Jehovah will put a sign upon Cain, lest any finding him, smite him.
And Abimelech will command all the people, saying, He touching this man and his wife, dying, shall die.
Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. Then said the Jews to him, It is not lawful for us to kill any one: