Gen 9:6, Psa 55:23, Eze 35:5-6, Mat 23:34-36, Rev 13:10, 16:6 | ESV | STEP | Whoever sheds the blood of man , by man shall his blood be shed , for God made man in his own image .

Genesis 9:6

6 ^a“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
^bfor God made man in his own image.

Psalms 55:23

23 But you, O God, ^cwill cast them down
into ^dthe pit of destruction;
men of ^eblood and treachery
shall not ^flive out half their days.
But I will ^gtrust in you.

Ezekiel 35:5-6

5 Because ^hyou cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword ⁱat the time of their calamity, ^jat the time of their final punishment, 6 therefore, ^kas I live, declares the Lord God, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; ^lbecause you did not hate bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.

Matthew 23:34-36

34 ^mTherefore ⁿI send you ^oprophets and wise men and ^pscribes, ^qsome of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^rsome you will ^sflog in your synagogues and ^tpersecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all ^uthe righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^vAbel to the blood of ^wZechariah the son of Barachiah, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah} whom you murdered between ^ythe sanctuary and ^zthe altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, ^aaall these things will come upon this generation.

Revelation of John 13:10

10 ^abIf anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
^acif anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
^adHere is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

Revelation of John 16:6

6 For ^aethey have shed the blood of ^afsaints and prophets,
and ^agyou have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”