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Genesis 9:6
“ Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. (niv)
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Leviticus 24:17
“‘ Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death. (niv)
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Matthew 26:52
“ Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him,“ for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (niv)
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Numbers 35:30-31
“‘ Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.“‘ Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death. (niv)
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2 Samuel 12 13
Then David said to Nathan,“ I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied,“ The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 19:11-13
But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you. (niv)
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Exodus 20:13
“ You shall not murder. (niv)
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Numbers 35:16-24
“‘ If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally so that they dieor if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death; that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when they meet.“‘ But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionallyor, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations. (niv)