“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
‘You shall not murder.
“You shall not murder.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
So she spoke, saying, “They used to talk in former times, saying, ‘They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,’ and so they would end disputes.
Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.