14 Bible Verses about Death Penalty For Killing

Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man; for He made man in the image of God.

and surely the blood of your lives will I require. At the hand of every animal 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.

He that strikes a man, so that he dies, shall be surely put to death.

And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.

And he who kills an animal shall restore it. And he who kills a man shall be put to death.

Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses. But one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

And if he strikes him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death. And if he strikes him by throwing a stone, with which he may die, and if he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death. Or if he strikes him with a hand weapon of wood, with which he may die, and if he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.read more.
The revenger of blood himself shall kill the murderer. When he meets him, he shall kill him.

And behold, the whole family has risen against your handmaid. And they said, Deliver him who struck his brother so that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed. And we will destroy the heir also. And so they shall put out my coal which is left, and shall leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

But if a man comes presumptuously upon his neighbor to slay him with guile, you shall take him from My altar, so that he may die.

And behold, six men came from the way of the Upper Gate which faces north, and each had his shattering weapon in his hand. And one man among them was clothed with linen, and a writer's inkhorn by his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.

And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And Jehovah said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain shall be avenged seven times. And Jehovah set a mark upon Cain so that anyone who found him should not kill him.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Then Pilate said to them, You take him and judge him according to your Law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death