14 Bible Verses about Death Penalty For Killing

Whoever sheds the blood of man will have his blood shed by man. For man was made in the image of God.

I will require your lifeblood as an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. I will demand an accounting from each man for the life of his fellow man.

Death is the punishment for murder.

Whoever kills another person must be put to death.

Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death.

Those accused of murder may be found guilty and put to death only on the evidence of two or more witnesses. The evidence of one witness is not sufficient to support an accusation of murder.

If any of you uses an iron weapon to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death. If any of you picks up a stone as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death. And if any of you picks up a piece of wood as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.read more.
The relative who can avenge the death must make sure a murderer is put to death. When he catches up with the murderer, he must kill him.

All my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them. They want to kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope. They will leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive.

If a man schemes and kills a man deliberately remove him from my altar and put him to death.

Six men came from the direction of the upper gate that faces north. Each had his shattering weapon in his hand. Among them was a certain man clothed in linen with a writing case (secretary's inkhorn) at his side. They went in and stood beside the copper altar.

He immediately commanded his guard to behead John the Baptist and bring his head to him.

Jehovah replied to him: If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over. Then Jehovah put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

So Abimelech charged all the people, saying: He who touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.

Pilate replied: Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law. The Jews said: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.