Matthew 5:21

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.]

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:18

Then she said, People used to say, Let them but ask counsel at Abel, and so they settled the matter.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

Exodus 20:13

You shall not commit murder.

Numbers 35:12

And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he has had a fair trial before the congregation.

Matthew 5:27

You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. [Exod. 20:14; Deut. 5:18.]

Matthew 5:33

Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord [as a religious duty].

Matthew 5:38

You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. [Exod. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21.]

Matthew 5:43

You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy; [Lev. 19:18; Ps. 139:21, 22.]

Deuteronomy 16:18

You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 5:17

You shall not murder.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates (abominates, detests) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding (persevering) within him.