Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
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Bible References
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Exodus 21:12
"Whoever strikes a man so that he dies is certainly to be put to death.
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Genesis 4:9
Later, the LORD asked Cain, "Where's your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he answered. "Am I my brother's guardian?"
Leviticus 19:16
"You are not to go around slandering your people. "You are not to stand idle when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.
Numbers 35:31
You are to receive no ransom for the life of a killer who is guilty of murder; instead, he is to die.
Deuteronomy 21:1
"If a murder victim is found fallen in the open country of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
Psalm 9:12
As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Matthew 23:35
As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
Brother
Acts 17:26
From one man he made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth, fixing the seasons of the year and the national boundaries within which they live,
General references
Exodus 20:13
"You are not to commit murder.