Genesis 9:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.

Cross References

Genesis 42:22

Reuben spoke up, “Didn't I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn't listen, and now we have to pay the price for killing him.”

2 Samuel 4:11

You evil men have done something much worse than he did. You've killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed. I'll make you pay for that. I'll wipe you from the face of the earth!

1 Kings 2:6

in the way you think best. Whatever you do, don't let him die peacefully in his old age.

2 Kings 11:1

As soon as Athaliah heard that her son King Ahaziah was dead, she decided to kill any relative who could possibly become king. She would have done that,

2 Chronicles 33:24

Some of Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace.

2 Chronicles 33:25

But the people of Judah killed the murderers of Amon and made his son Josiah king.

Psalm 9:12

You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.

Exodus 20:13

Do not murder.

Exodus 21:12

Death is the punishment for murder.

Leviticus 19:16

Don't be a gossip, but never hesitate to speak up in court, especially if your testimony can save someone's life.

Leviticus 24:17

Death is also the penalty for murder,

Leviticus 24:21

It's possible to pay the owner for an animal that has been killed, but death is the penalty for murder.

Numbers 35:16

Suppose you hit someone with a piece of iron or a large stone or a dangerous wooden tool. If that person dies, then you are a murderer and must be put to death

Matthew 23:35

That's why you will be held guilty for the murder of every good person, beginning with the good man Abel. This also includes Barachiah's son Zechariah, the man you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Acts 17:26

From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.

Deuteronomy 19:11

But what if you really do commit murder? Suppose one of you hates a neighbour. So you wait in a deserted place, kill the neighbour, and run to a Safe Town.

Deuteronomy 19:12

If that happens, the leaders of your town must send messengers to bring you back from the Safe Town. They will hand you over to one of the victim's relatives, who will put you to death.

Judges 9:56

That's how God punished Abimelech for killing his brothers and bringing shame on his father's family.