But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

"If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the owner is to be punished.

But if the bull had been in the habit of attacking people and its owner had been warned, but did not keep it penned up---then if it gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its owner is to be put to death also.

Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out in the fields." When they were out in the fields, Cain turned on his brother and killed him.

Then the LORD said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.

If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."

You are driving me off the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."

And Cain went away from the LORD's presence and lived in a land called "Wandering," which is east of Eden.

Enoch had a son named Irad, who was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael had a son named Methushael, who was the father of Lamech.

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the ancestor of those who raise livestock and live in tents.

Zillah gave birth to Tubal Cain, who made all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal Cain was Naamah.

If anyone takes human life, he will be punished. I will punish with death any animal that takes a human life.

Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death.

"If, however, any of you use a weapon of iron or stone or wood to kill someone, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death.

(SEE 35:16)

"If you hate someone and kill him by pushing him down or by throwing something at him

"But suppose you accidentally kill someone you do not hate, whether by pushing him down or by throwing something at him.

In such cases the community shall judge in your favor and not in favor of the dead person's relative who is seeking revenge.

If you leave the city of refuge to which you have escaped

Any of you guilty of manslaughter must remain in the city of refuge until the death of the High Priest, but after that you may return home.

"Those accused of murder may be found guilty and put to death only on the evidence of two or more witnesses; the evidence of one witness is not sufficient to support an accusation of murder.

If they have fled to a city of refuge, do not allow them to make a payment in order to return home before the death of the High Priest.

Do not defile the land where you are living, because I am the LORD and I live among the people of Israel."

" 'Do not commit murder.

"But suppose you deliberately murder your enemy in cold blood and then escape to one of those cities for protection.

No mercy will be shown to you. Israel must rid itself of murderers, so that all will go well.

Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!

Now, in every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah's wife.

Manasseh killed so many innocent people that the streets of Jerusalem were flowing with blood; he did this in addition to leading the people of Judah into idolatry, causing them to sin against the LORD.

The king forgot about the loyal service that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had given him, and he had Zechariah killed. As Zechariah was dying, he called out, "May the LORD see what you are doing and punish you!"

They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;

The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.

Suppose they say, "Come on; let's find someone to kill! Let's attack some innocent people for the fun of it!

but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die.

The LORD is coming from his heavenly dwelling place to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The murders that were secretly committed on the earth will be revealed, and the ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.

But be sure of this: if you kill me, you and the people of this city will be guilty of killing an innocent man, because it is the LORD who sent me to give you this warning."

"You have heard that people were told in the past, 'Do not commit murder; anyone who does will be brought to trial.'

But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother 'You good-for-nothing!' you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell.

The natives saw the snake hanging on Paul's hand and said to one another, "This man must be a murderer, but Fate will not let him live, even though he escaped from the sea."

The commandments, "Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not desire what belongs to someone else"---all these, and any others besides, are summed up in the one command, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God.

It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

For the same one who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Even if you do not commit adultery, you have become a lawbreaker if you commit murder.

For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.

We must not be like Cain; he belonged to the Evil One and murdered his own brother Abel. Why did Cain murder him? Because the things he himself did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.

We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death.