Matthew 5:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’”
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“You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 5:21 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
- Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.
- Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:12You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
- 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 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
- Deuteronomy 5:17You shall not murder.
- Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 21:7and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.
- 2 Samuel 20:18Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
- 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 2:31And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
- Job 8:8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
- Matthew 5:27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
- Matthew 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Matthew 5:38You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
- Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).