Genesis 9:6

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Genesis 9:6

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

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Exodus 20:13

Exodus 21:12

Proverbs 28:17

Bible References

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

“If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

‘If a man takes the life of any human being, he shall surely be put to death.

The congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.

Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.

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Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.

Against You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak
And blameless when You judge.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;

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“You shall not murder.

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

A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood
Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.