Matthew 5:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

You have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not kill, and whoever kills shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court. [Exod. 20:13; Deut. 5:17; 16:18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Common English Bible

“You have heard that it was said to those who lived long ago, Don’t commit murder, and all who commit murder will be in danger of judgment.

Catholic Public Domain Version

You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not murder; whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment.

Matthew 5:21 Cross References

2 Samuel 20:18

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

2 Chronicles 19:5

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

Exodus 20:13

Thou shalt not kill.

Numbers 35:12

And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

Matthew 5:27

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Matthew 5:33

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Matthew 5:38

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Matthew 5:43

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Deuteronomy 5:17

Thou shalt not kill.

1 John 3:15

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.