Matthew 5:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You know that our ancestors were told, “Do not murder” and “A murderer must be brought to trial.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:18

She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘If you want good advice, go to the town of Abel to get it.’ The answers they got here were all that was needed to settle any problem.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He assigned judges to each of the fortified cities in Judah

Exodus 20:13

Do not murder.

Numbers 35:12

If the victim's relatives think it was murder, they might try to take revenge. Anyone accused of murder can run to one of these Safe Towns for protection and not be killed before a trial is held.

Matthew 5:27

You know the commandment which says, “Be faithful in marriage.”

Matthew 5:33

You know that our ancestors were told, “Don't use the Lord's name to make a promise unless you are going to keep it.”

Matthew 5:38

You know that you have been taught, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”

Matthew 5:43

You have heard people say, “Love your neighbours and hate your enemies.”

Deuteronomy 16:18

After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.

Deuteronomy 5:17

Do not murder.

1 John 3:15

If you hate each other, you are murderers, and we know that murderers do not have eternal life.