14 Bible Verses about Death Penalty For Killing

so that he which sheddeth man's blood, shall have his blood shed by man again: for God made man after his own likeness.

For verily the blood of you, wherein your lives are, will I require: Even of the hand of all beasts will I require it, and of the hand of man and of the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man:

"He that smiteth a man that he die, shall be slain for it.

"He that killeth any man, shall die for it,

So now he that killeth a beast shall pay for it: but he that killeth a man, shall die for it.

Whosoever slayeth, shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. For one witness shall not answer against one person to put him to death.

"'If any man smite another with a weapon of iron that he die, then he is a murderer, and shall die for it. If he smite him with a throwing stone that he die therewith, then he shall die: For he is a murderer and shall be slain therefore. If he smite him with a hand weapon of wood that he die therewith, then he shall die: for he is a murderer and shall be slain therefore.read more.
The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth him.

And behold, the whole kindred arose against thy handmaid and said, 'Deliver us him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soul of his brother whom he slew: for he will destroy the heir also.' And so they shall quench my sparkle which is left that he shall stir up neither name or issue upon the earth unto my husband."

If a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar that he die.

Then came there six men out of the street of the upper port toward the north, and every man a weapon in his hand to the slaughter. There was one amongst them, that had on him a linen raiment, and a writer's inkhorn by his side. These went in, and stood beside the brazen altar:

And immediately the king sent the hangman and commanded his head to be brought in.

And the LORD said unto him, "Not so, but whosoever slayeth Cain shall be punished sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark upon Cain that no man that found him should kill him.

Then Abimelech charged all his people saying, "He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall surely die for it."

Then said Pilate unto them, "Take ye him unto you, and judge him after your own law." Then the Jews said unto him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death."