Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
Matthew 5:21 - English Standard Version 2016 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not kill, and whoever kills shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court. [Exod. 20:13; Deut. 5:17; 16:18.] American Standard Version (1901) Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: Common English Bible “You have heard that it was said to those who lived long ago, Don’t commit murder, and all who commit murder will be in danger of judgment. Catholic Public Domain Version You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not murder; whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. |
Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
“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 towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.