Genesis 9:5

New Living Translation

“And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.

Cross References

Genesis 42:22

“Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked. “But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!”

2 Samuel 4:11

How much more should I reward evil men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Shouldn’t I hold you responsible for his blood and rid the earth of you?”

1 Kings 2:6

Do with him what you think best, but don’t let him grow old and go to his grave in peace.

2 Kings 11:1

When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family.

2 Chronicles 24:22

That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his loyalty—by killing his son. Zechariah’s last words as he died were, “May the Lord see what they are doing and avenge my death!”

2 Chronicles 33:24

Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.

2 Chronicles 33:25

But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.

Exodus 20:13

“You must not murder.

Exodus 21:12

“Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death.

Leviticus 19:16

“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 24:17

“Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21

“Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.

Numbers 35:16

“But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.

Numbers 35:17

Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

Numbers 35:18

Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

Numbers 35:21

Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

Matthew 23:35

As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.

Acts 17:26

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

Deuteronomy 19:11

“But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge.

Deuteronomy 19:12

In that case, the elders of the murderer’s hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person’s avenger to be put to death.

Judges 9:56

In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers.