Exodus 21:12 Cross References

Exodus 21:12

12: "Anyone who hits a person hard enough to cause death must be put to death.

Yes, you must execute anyone who murders another person, for to kill a person is to kill a living being made in God's image.

"Put away your sword," Jesus told him. "Those who use the sword will be killed by the sword.

" `All murderers must be executed, but only if there is more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.

"But suppose someone hates a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders that neighbor and then escapes to one of the cities of refuge.
In that case, the leaders of the murderer's hometown must have the murderer brought back from the city of refuge and handed over to the dead person's avenger to be killed.
Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge the guilt of murder from Israel so all may go well with you.

Then David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin.

" `But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a large stone, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.
The same is true if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden weapon. It must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must execute the murderer.
So if in premeditated hostility someone pushes another person or throws a dangerous object and the person dies, it is murder.

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