Matthew 5:21 Cross References

Matthew 5:21

21: "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.'

" `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.
And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing the slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.
This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.
You must not defile the land where you are going to live, for I live there myself. I am the LORD, who lives among the people of Israel.'"

"Anyone who hits a person hard enough to cause death must be put to death.
But if it is an accident and God allows it to happen, I will appoint a place where the slayer can run for safety.
However, if someone deliberately attacks and kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and put to death.

And murder is forbidden. Animals that kill people must die, and any person who murders must be killed.
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.

"Again, you have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.'

"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'If an eye is injured, injure the eye of the person who did it. If a tooth gets knocked out, knock out the tooth of the person who did it.'

"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.

These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.

Then they must say, `Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did we see it happen.
O LORD, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people Israel with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.' Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person's blood.
By following these instructions and doing what is right in the LORD's sight, you will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community.

" `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.

"And there is something else. You know that Joab son of Zeruiah murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood of war.
Do with him what you think best, but don't let him die in peace.

"Just ask the former generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
For we were born but yesterday and know so little. Our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.
But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you from the wisdom of former generations.

"Do as he said," the king replied. "Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of his senseless murders from me and from my father's family.
Then the LORD will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father was no party to the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

"Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They will judge the people fairly throughout the land.

Then she continued, "There used to be a saying, `If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the city of Abel.'

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