Deuteronomy 13:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:2-7 : 2 If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement, 3 By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders; 4 If word of this comes to your ears, then let this thing be looked into with care, and if there is no doubt that it is true, and such evil has been done in Israel; 5 Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead. 6 On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness. 7 The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
  • Matt 10:37 : 37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
  • John 8:7 : 7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
  • Acts 7:58 : 58 Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 17:5-7
    3 verses
    86%

    5Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead.

    6On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.

    7The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

  • Deut 13:10-11
    2 verses
    83%

    10Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

    11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

  • Deut 13:8
    82%

    8Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

  • Deut 19:10-13
    4 verses
    79%

    10So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

    11But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;

    12The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

    13Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.

  • Lev 24:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.

    17And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.

  • Exod 21:12
    77%

    12He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

  • Num 35:16-21
    6 verses
    77%

    16But if a man gives another man a blow with an iron instrument, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.

    17Or if he gives him a blow with a stone in his hand, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.

    18Or if he gave him blows with a wood instrument in his hands, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.

    19He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

    20If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death;

    21Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

  • Deut 19:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

    21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Num 15:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35Then the Lord said to Moses, Certainly the man is to be put to death: let him be stoned by all the people outside the tent-circle.

    36So all the people took him outside the tent-circle and he was stoned to death there, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

  • Exod 21:14-17
    4 verses
    76%

    14But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.

    15Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.

    16Any man who gets another into his power in order to get a price for him is to be put to death, if you take him in the act.

    17Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.

  • Deut 21:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

    22If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree;

  • Lev 20:9-10
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    75%

    9Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

    10And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she are certainly to be put to death.

  • Deut 13:15
    75%

    15Then take up arms against the people of that town and give it up to the curse, with all its cattle and everything in it.

  • Deut 13:5
    75%

    5And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams is to be put to death; for his words were said with the purpose of turning you away from the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; and of forcing you out of the way in which the Lord your God has given you orders to go. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

  • Num 35:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.

    31Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.

  • Lev 24:14
    74%

    14Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.

  • Deut 25:12
    74%

    12Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

  • Deut 5:17
    74%

    17Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Exod 20:13
    73%

    13Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Deut 20:13
    73%

    13And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.

  • 2 Chr 15:13
    73%

    13And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.

  • Deut 17:12
    73%

    12And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

  • Deut 7:16
    73%

    16And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.

  • Josh 1:18
    73%

    18Whoever goes against your orders, and does not give attention to all your words, will be put to death: only take heart and be strong.

  • Exod 31:14
    72%

    14So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

  • Lev 24:21
    72%

    21He who puts a beast to death will have to make payment for it; he who puts a man to death will himself be put to death.

  • Deut 21:9
    72%

    9So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Lev 20:27
    72%

    27Any man or woman who makes use of spirits, or who is a wonder-worker, is to be put to death: they are to be stoned with stones: their blood will be on them.

  • Num 35:23
    72%

    23Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil: