Matthew 5:21

New English Translation

“You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:18

She said, “In the past they would always say, ‘Let them inquire in Abel,’ and that is how they settled things.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

Exodus 20:13

“You shall not murder.

Numbers 35:12

And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

Matthew 5:27

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows 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, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’

Deuteronomy 16:18

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

Deuteronomy 5:17

You must not murder.

1 John 3:15

Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.