vCited from Lev. 19:18
Proverbs 1:11
11If they say, “Come with us, alet us lie in wait for blood;blet us ambush the innocent without reason;
Proverbs 1:18
18but these men clie in wait for their own blood;they dset an ambush for their own lives.
Isaiah 26:21
21 eFor behold, the Lord is coming out from his placeto punish the inhabitants of fthe earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
and will no more cover its slain.
Jeremiah 26:15
15Only know for certain that if you put me to death, gyou will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”Matthew 5:21-22
Anger
21 h“You have heard that it was said to those of old, i‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable jto judgment.’ 22But I say to you that keveryone who is angry with his brother ▼▼Some manuscripts insert without cause
will be liable mto judgment; whoever insults ▼▼Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to othe hell ▼▼Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
of fire. Acts 28:4
4When qthe native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, r“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, sJustice ▼▼Or justice
has not allowed him to live.” Romans 13:9
9For the commandments, u“You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: v“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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