Matthew 5:21

Modern English Version

“You have heard that it was said by the ancients, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever murders shall be in danger of the judgment.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:18

She said, “In former times, they would say, ‘Let them inquire carefully in Abel,’ and thus they would resolve an issue.

2 Chronicles 19:5

And he set judges in the land among all the fortified cities of Judah, one by one.

Exodus 20:13

You shall not murder.

Numbers 35:12

The cities will be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

Matthew 5:27

“You have heard that it was said by the ancients, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall fulfill your oaths to the Lord.’

Matthew 5:38

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

Deuteronomy 16:18

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

Deuteronomy 5:17

You shall not murder.

1 John 3:15

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.