Deuteronomy 5:17

Basic Stipulations

¹⁶ Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
¹⁷ Do not murder.
¹⁸ Do not commit adultery.

You Shall Not Murder

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Exodus 20:13

Do not murder.

Matthew 5:21-22

“You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.

Matthew 19:18

“Which ones?” he asked Him. Jesus answered:

Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;

Romans 13:9

The commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not covet;

and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.

James 2:11

For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you are a lawbreaker.