24 Bible Verses about Murder
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You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment;
He says to Him, What? And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt hot steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,
You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, thou must not defraud, honor thy father and mother.
You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, honor thy father and mother.
For, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself with divine love.
knowing this, that the law is not made for the righteous, but for the unrighteous and disorderly, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for patricides, matricides and homocides,
For the one saying, Thou shalt not commit adultery also said, Thou shalt not murder; but if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So you say, and so you do, as about to be condemned by the law of liberty.
But to the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and the fornicators, and the sorcerers, and the idolaters, and all liars, shall be their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and harlots, and murderers, and idolaters, and every one doing and loving falsehood.
The one having rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy before two or three witnesses:
not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead.
Then they will deliver you into tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name,
And before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you into their synagogues and prisons, led before kings and governors on account of my name. And it shall come to pass to you for a testimony. Place it in your hearts, not to premeditate your defense:read more.
for I will give to you mouth and wisdom, which all who are opposed to you will not be able to gainsay nor resist. And you shall be delivered up also by your parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends; and they will kill some of you. And you shall be hated by all, on account of my name:
Herod's birthday being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod; consequently with an oath he promised to give to her whatsoever she might ask. And being instigated by her mother, she says, Give me the head of John the Baptist here in a charger.read more.
And the king was grieved; nevertheless on account of his oaths, and those who were sitting with him, he commanded it to be given. And sending, he beheaded John in prison; and his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
and you say, If we were in the days of our fathers we would not have been their fellow-partakers in the blood of the prophets. So you witness to yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. And you fill up the measure of your fathers.read more.
Ye serpents, generations of vipers, how can you escape from the judgment of hell? Therefore I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: you will kill and crucify some of them; and will scourge some of them in your synagogues, and will persecute them from city to city; in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you. Truly I say unto you, all these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!
And the Pharisees, having gone out immediately along with the Herodians, took counsel against Him in order that they might kill Him.
Him by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, having been delivered, you having nailed up, slew through the hand of lawless men;
And hearing these words, they were cut through their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, and looking up to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.read more.
And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and unanimously rushed on him, and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul: and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And putting down his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not impute this sin to them. And saying this, he fell asleep.
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment; but I say unto you that every one being angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever may say to his brother, Thou scoundrel, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever may say, Thou fool, shall be liable unto a hell of fire.
For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
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Covetousness » Leads to » Murder
Fatherless » The wicked » Murder
Murder » Examples of
Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.
and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul:
Murder » Punishment of wilful
Murder » Of saints, specially avenged
in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and the saints, and the apostles, and the prophets; because God has judged your judgment from her.
truly in her is found the blood of prophets, and saints, and all those who have been slain upon the earth.
Murder » Forbidden
He says to Him, What? And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt hot steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,
For, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself with divine love.
Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself.
But let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other people's business:
Murder » Punishment of
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Murder » Represented as a sin crying unto heaven
and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking something better than the blood of Abel.
And they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell upon the earth?
Murder » God » Will avenge
Murder » God » Requires blood for
Murder » Exemplified
Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.
And sending, he beheaded John in prison;
Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:
who even killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and are displeasing to God, and hostile to all men;
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
And Pilate seeing that he profits nothing, but rather an uproar supervenes, having taken water, washed his hands in the presence of the multitude, saying, For I am free from the blood of this just one: you shall see to it.
Murder » Described as killing » By lying in wait
Murder » Excludes from heaven
envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and things like unto these: which I tell you beforehand, as I did previously say to you, that those doing such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and harlots, and murderers, and idolaters, and every one doing and loving falsehood.
Murder » The wicked » Encourage others to commit
Murder » Forbidden by mosaic law
Murder » Saints » Should warn others against
Murder » Punishment for » Inflicted by the nearest of kin
Murder » The wicked » Devise
Murder » Connected with idolatry
Murder » Defiles the » Land
Murder » Not concealed from God
Murder » Exemplified » Hazael
Murder » The wicked » Swift to commit
Murder » God » Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
Murder » Often committed by night
Murder » The wicked » Perpetrate
Murder » Persons guilty of » Not protected in refuge cities
Murder » Defiles the » Person and garments
Murder » Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Murder » Persons guilty of » Not to be pitied or spared
Murder » Described as killing » From hatred
Murder » God » Abominates
Murder » Exemplified » Joab
Murder » Explained by Christ
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment; but I say unto you that every one being angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever may say to his brother, Thou scoundrel, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever may say, Thou fool, shall be liable unto a hell of fire.
Murder » Exemplified » Rechab
Murder » The wicked » Intent on
Murder » Is a work for the flesh
envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and things like unto these: which I tell you beforehand, as I did previously say to you, that those doing such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Murder » Exemplified » Esau
Murder » Described as killing » By an instrument of iron
Murder » Described as killing » By a hand weapon of wood
Murder » Described as killing » By the blow of a stone
Murder » Punishment for » Not to be commuted
Murder » Punishment for » death
Murder » Exemplified » Elders of jezreel
Murder » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Murder » Exemplified » Adrammelech
Murder » Exemplified » Manasseh
Murder » Exemplified » Baasha
Murder » Exemplified » Zimri
Murder » Exemplified » David
Murder » Exemplified » Ahab
Murder » The wicked » Lie in wait to commit
Murder » Punishment of, not commuted under the law
Murder » The law made to restrain
knowing this, that the law is not made for the righteous, but for the unrighteous and disorderly, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for patricides, matricides and homocides,
Murder » Comes from the heart
For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
Murder » Described as killing » With premeditation
Murder » Persons guilty of » Had no protection from altars
Murder » Persons guilty of » Flee from God's presence
Murder » Persons guilty of » Wanderers and vagabonds
Murder » Persons guilty of » Fearful and cowardly
Murder » Punishment for » The curse of God
Murder » Exemplified » Princes of israel
Murder » Exemplified » Chief priests
And it being morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
Murder » Exemplified » Judas
saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it.
Murder » Saints » Specially warned against
But let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other people's business:
Murder » God » Curses those guilty of
Murder » Cries for vengeance
Murder » The wicked » Being Full of
being filled with all injustice, wickedness, vice, covetousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceitfulness, evil affection;
Murder » Exemplified » Cain
Murder » Exemplified » Men of shechem
Murder » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Murder » Defiles the » hands
Murder » The wicked » Have hands full of
Murder » Saints » Deprecate the guilt of
Murder » Killing a thief in the day, counted as
Murder » The jews often guilty of
Murder » Early introduction of
Murder » Why forbidden by God
Murder » Hatred is
Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself.
Murder » God » Makes inquisition for
Murder » Exemplified » People of gilead
Murder » Characteristic of the devil
You are of your father the devil, and you wish to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there was no truth in him. When he may speak a lie, he speaks of his own: because he is a liar, and the father of the same.
Slander » Effects of » Murder
Topics on Murder
Do Not Murder
Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment;
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