Gen 9:6, Rom 13:4 | ESV | STEP | Whoever sheds the blood of man , by man shall his blood be shed , for God made man in his own image .

a Ex. 21:12, 14; Lev. 24:17; Num. 35:31, 33; [Matt. 26:52; Rev. 13:10]

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.

Romans 13:4

4 for ^che is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^dan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.