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Exodus 20:13
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Exodus 20:13
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13 (A)“You shall not murder.[a]
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- Exodus 20:13 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
Romans 13:9
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Romans 13:9
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9 For the commandments, (A)“You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: (B)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Romans 13:9
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Romans 13:9
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9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](A) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(B) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](C)
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- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
Deuteronomy 5:17
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Deuteronomy 5:17
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17 (A)“‘You shall not murder.[a]
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- Deuteronomy 5:17 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: (A)from every beast I will require it and (B)from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.
6 (C)“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
(D)for God made man in his own image.
Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(A) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(B) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(C)
Exodus 21:14
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Exodus 21:14
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14 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, (A)you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
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Exodus 21:14
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Exodus 21:14
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14 But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately,(A) that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.(B)
James 2:11
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James 2:11
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11 For he who said, (A)“Do not commit adultery,” also said, (B)“Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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James 2:11
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James 2:11
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11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[a](A) also said, “You shall not murder.”[b](B) If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
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- James 2:11 Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17
Matthew 5:21-22
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Matthew 5:21-22
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Anger
21 (A)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, (B)‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable (C)to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that (D)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (E)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (F)the hell[c] of fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
- Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
Matthew 5:21-22
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Matthew 5:21-22
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Murder(A)
21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[a](B) and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry(C) with a brother or sister[b][c] will be subject to judgment.(D) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[d] is answerable to the court.(E) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.(F)
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- Matthew 5:21 Exodus 20:13
- Matthew 5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.
- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
- Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
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Deuteronomy 19:11-13
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11 “But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him (A)and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. 13 (B)Your eye shall not pity him, (C)but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood[a] from Israel, so that it may be well with you.
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- Deuteronomy 19:13 Or the blood of the innocent
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
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Deuteronomy 19:11-13
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11 But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor,(A) and then flees to one of these cities, 12 the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die. 13 Show no pity.(B) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(C) so that it may go well with you.
Matthew 19:18
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Matthew 19:18
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18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, (A)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
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Matthew 19:18
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Matthew 19:18
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18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(A) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
Leviticus 24:21
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Leviticus 24:21
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21 (A)Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, (B)and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.
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Leviticus 24:21
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Leviticus 24:21
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21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution,(A) but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.(B)
Exodus 21:20
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Exodus 21:20
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20 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.
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Exodus 21:20
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Exodus 21:20
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20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
1 John 3:12-15
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1 John 3:12-15
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12 We should not be like (A)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? (B)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers,[a] (C)that the world hates you. 14 We know that (D)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 (E)Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (F)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
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- 1 John 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16
1 John 3:12-15
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1 John 3:12-15
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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.(D) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(E) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(F) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(G) is a murderer,(H) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(I)
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- 1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.
James 2:13
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James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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James 2:13
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James 2:13
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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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