Exodus 21:15

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“Whoever strikes father or mother shall be put to death.

Cross References

Exodus 21:14

But if someone willfully attacks and kills another by treachery, you shall take the killer from my altar for execution.

Exodus 21:16

“Whoever kidnaps a person, whether that person has been sold or is still held in possession, shall be put to death.

Proverbs 30:11

There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

1 Timothy 1:9

this means understanding that the law is laid down not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,