Exodus 21:12
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
BSB
ASV
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
KJV
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
The case of murder of a free man and of a bondman. See Exo 21:20 note. The law was afterward expressly declared to relate also to foreigners, Lev 24:17, Lev 24:21-22; compare the marginal references.
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Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
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“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and…
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Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
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Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
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Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
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And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the…
