26 Bible Verses about Death penalty

Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they divided his garments and cast lots.

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of the charges brought against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar."

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

The God of our fathers raised Jesuswhom you had killed by hanging him on a tree.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for usfor it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"

For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say?"

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

And immediately the king sent an executioner and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,

And the king was sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he commanded it to be given to her; so he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed their teeth at him. But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."read more.
But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed together upon him with. Then they cast him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

The Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him, "For a good work we do not stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God."

Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say?"read more.
They said this to test him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. And when they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." And again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it went away one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last, and Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more."

He had James the brother of John put to death with the sword.

They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated