Genesis 9:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.”
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“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 9:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Genesis 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
- Genesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
- Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
- Genesis 42:22And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
- Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 22:2If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
- Leviticus 17:4instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.
- Leviticus 24:17And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:16If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:25The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
- Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
- Deuteronomy 19:11If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
- 2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
- 1 Kings 2:5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:6So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
- 1 Kings 2:9Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- 1 Kings 2:28When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
- 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
- 2 Kings 11:16So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
- 2 Kings 11:20and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
- 2 Chronicles 33:24Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
- Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
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