Matthew 5:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of the olde time, Thou shalt not kill: for whosoeuer killeth shalbe culpable of iudgement.

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  • Deut 5:17 : 17 Thou shalt not kill.
  • Exod 20:13 : 13 Thou shalt not kill.
  • Matt 5:27 : 27 Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
  • Matt 5:33 : 33 Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.
  • Matt 5:43 : 43 Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.
  • Num 35:30-34 : 30 Whosoeuer killeth any person, the Iudge shall slay the murtherer, through witnesses: but one witnesse shall not testifie against a person to cause him to die. 31 Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death. 32 Also ye shall take no recompense for him that is fled to the citie of his refuge, that he should come againe, and dwell in the lande, before the death of the hie Priest. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye shall dwell: for blood defileth the land: and the land cannot be clensed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile not therefore the lande which yee shall inhabite, For I dwell in the middes thereof: for I the Lord dwel among the children of Israel.
  • Gen 9:5-6 : 5 For surely I will require your blood, wherein your liues are: at the hand of euery beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, euen at the hand of a mans brother will I require the life of man. 6 Who so sheadeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God hath he made man.
  • Exod 21:12-14 : 12 He that smiteth a man, and he die, shal dye the death. 13 And if a man hath not layed wayte, but God hath offered him into his hande, then I wil appoynt thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
  • Num 35:12 : 12 And these cities shalbe for you a refuge fro the auenger, that he which killeth, die not, vntill he stand before the Congregation in iudgement.
  • Num 35:16-21 : 16 And if one smite another with an instrument of yron that hee die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death. 17 Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may be slaine, if he die, he is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death. 19 The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But if hee thrust him of hate, or hurle at him by laying of wait, that he die, 21 Or smite him through enimitie with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shal die ye death: for hee is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth him.
  • Matt 5:38 : 38 Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
  • Deut 21:7-9 : 7 And shal testifie, and say, Our handes haue not shed this blood, neither haue our eies seene it. 8 O Lord, be mercifull vnto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay no innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel, and the blood shalbe forgiuen them. 9 So shalt thou take away the cry of innocet blood from thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 2:5-6 : 5 Thou knowest also what Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captaines of the hostes of Israel, vnto Abner the sonne of Ner, and vnto Amasa the sonne of Iether: whome he slewe, and shed blood of battell in peace, and put the blood of warre vpon his girdle that was about his loynes, and in his shooes that were on his feete. 6 Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue in peace.
  • 1 Kgs 2:31-32 : 31 And the King sayde vnto him, Doe as he hath sayd, & smite him, and bury him, that thou mayest take away the blood, which Ioab shed causelesse, fro me & from the house of my father. 32 And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men more righteous and better then he, and slew them with the sword, & my father Dauid knew not: to wit, Abner the sonne of Ner, captaine of the hoste of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captaine of the hoste of Iudah.
  • Job 8:8-9 : 8 Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers. 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe) 10 Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart?
  • 2 Sam 20:18 : 18 Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel; so haue they continued.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 5:17-18
    2 verses
    84%

    17Thou shalt not kill.

    18Neither shalt thou commit adulterie.

  • Matt 5:22-23
    2 verses
    82%

    22But I say vnto you, whosoeuer is angry with his brother vnaduisedly, shalbe culpable of iudgment; whosoeuer sayth vnto his brother, Raca, shalbe worthy to be punished by the Councill; whosoeuer shall say, Foole, shalbe worthy to be punished with hell fire.

    23If then thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee,

  • Exod 20:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13Thou shalt not kill.

    14Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

  • Jas 2:11
    80%

    11For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.

  • Matt 5:27-28
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    77%

    27Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

    28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adulterie with her already in his heart.

  • Lev 24:17
    77%

    17He also that killeth any man, he shal be put to death.

  • Matt 5:38
    75%

    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

  • Exod 21:12
    75%

    12He that smiteth a man, and he die, shal dye the death.

  • Exod 21:14-15
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    14But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

    15Also hee that smiteth his father or his mother, shall die the death.

  • Matt 19:18
    74%

    18He sayd to him, Which? And Iesus sayde, These, Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse.

  • Matt 5:33
    74%

    33Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.

  • Matt 5:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Whosoeuer therefore shall breake one of these least commandements, and teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen: but whosoeuer shall obserue and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen.

    20For I say vnto you, except your righteousnes exceede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

  • Num 35:21
    73%

    21Or smite him through enimitie with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shal die ye death: for hee is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth him.

  • Lev 24:21
    72%

    21And he that killeth a beast shall restore it: but he that killeth a man shall be slaine.

  • Num 35:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30Whosoeuer killeth any person, the Iudge shall slay the murtherer, through witnesses: but one witnesse shall not testifie against a person to cause him to die.

    31Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death.

  • Matt 15:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

    5But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

  • Exod 21:17
    72%

    17And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.

  • 1 John 3:15
    72%

    15Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.

  • Num 35:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16And if one smite another with an instrument of yron that hee die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

    17Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

  • Matt 5:43
    72%

    43Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

  • Deut 19:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20And the rest shal heare this, and feare, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickednes among you.

    21Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.

  • Lev 20:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9If there be any that curseth his father or his mother, he shall die the death: seeing hee hath cursed his father and his mother, his blood shalbe vpon him.

    10And the man that committeth adulterie with another mans wife, because he hath comitted adulterie with his neighbours wife, the adulterer and the adulteresse shall die the death.

  • Exod 21:23
    71%

    23But if death followe, then thou shalt paye life for life,

  • Num 35:19
    71%

    19The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

  • Matt 7:1
    71%

    1Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged.

  • Jas 5:6
    71%

    6Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

  • Luke 12:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4And I say vnto you, my friendes, be not afraide of them that kill the bodie, and after that are not able to doe any more.

    5But I wil forewarne you, who ye shal feare: feare him which after hee hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say vnto you, him feare.

  • Luke 18:20
    70%

    20Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honour thy father and thy mother.

  • Deut 19:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10That innocent bloude be not shed within thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to inherite, lest bloud be vpon thee.

    11But if a man hate his neighbour, and lay waite for him, and rise against him, and smite any man that he die, and flee vnto any of these cities,

    12Then the Elders of his citie shal send and set him thence, and deliuer him into the hands of the auenger of the blood, that he may die.

  • Matt 10:21
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    21And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shal rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.

  • Mark 10:19
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    19Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steale. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse. Thou shalt hurt no man. Honour thy father and mother.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell.

  • Exod 35:2
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    2Six dayes thou shalt work, but the seuenth day shall bee vnto you the holy Sabbath of rest vnto the Lord: whosoeuer doth any worke therein, shall die.

  • Exod 31:14
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    14Ye shall therefore keepe the Sabbath: for it is holy vnto you: he that defileth it, shal die the death: therefore whosoeuer worketh therin, the same person shalbe euen cut off from among his people.

  • Matt 5:31
    70%

    31It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.

  • Deut 13:9
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    9But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.