Matthew 5:21

First Nations Version

“You have heard that our ancestors were told long ago, ‘Do not take another person’s life,’ and ‘whoever does will have to answer to the tribal council.’

Cross References

Matthew 5:38

“You have also been told, ‘Take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 5:33

“You have heard the ancestors were told, ‘When you make a solemn promise, you must keep it to honor the Great Spirit.’

Matthew 5:27

So he said to the men, “You have heard the saying, ‘You must not have sexual relations with another man’s wife.’

Matthew 5:43

“You have been told to love only your own people and to despise others as your enemy.

1 John 3:15

All who hate others have murder in their hearts, and you know that murderers do not have the life of the world to come that never fades away, remaining in them.