Exodus 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.
Cross-references
Exodus 21:14 specifies punishment for premeditated murder, detailing the application of 'You shall not murder'.
Exodus 21:20 applies the murder law to striking a slave, showing the commandment covers all killing.
Exodus 21:29 addresses liability for a goring ox that kills, extending the murder law to negligence.
Exodus 21:12 gives the legal penalty for murder, directly applying the prohibition.
2 Kings 21:16 describes Manasseh's widespread murder of innocents, a flagrant violation of the commandment.
1 John 3:12-15 uses Cain's murder as warning and equates hatred with murder, deepening the command's spiritual meaning.
James 2:11 cites this command to argue that breaking one part of the law makes you a transgressor of the whole.
Galatians 5:21 lists murder as a work of the flesh, warning that such actions exclude from God's kingdom.
Romans 13:9 quotes this commandment and summarizes it as love for neighbor, showing the command's foundation.
Matthew 5:22 equates anger with murder, extending the command to inner attitudes.
Matthew 5:21 directly quotes this commandment and then expands it to include anger, deepening its application.
Jeremiah 26:15 warns that killing an innocent brings guilt on the whole city, showing communal consequences.
Isaiah 26:21 declares God will uncover hidden murder and punish it, emphasizing divine justice for this command.
Proverbs 1:18 warns that murderers ambush their own lives, revealing the self-destructive outcome of breaking this command.
Proverbs 1:11 shows sinners enticing others to shed blood, a direct temptation to violate this prohibition.
Psalm 10:8-11 depicts the wicked lying in wait to murder, showing the heart of those who break this command.
2 Chronicles 24:22 records Joash murdering Zechariah, a direct breach of the commandment and a cry for vengeance.
2 Samuel 12:10 pronounces judgment on David's house for his murder, showing the commandment's severe consequences.
In 2 Samuel 12:9, Nathan confronts David for murdering Uriah, a direct violation of the commandment.
Deuteronomy 19:11-13 addresses premeditated murder, requiring the murderer's execution to uphold the commandment.
Deuteronomy 5:17 repeats the same commandment, reinforcing it for the new generation.
Numbers 35:16-34 expands the commandment with laws on intentional murder vs. manslaughter and cities of refuge.
Leviticus 24:21 distinguishes killing animals (restitution) from killing humans (death), applying the commandment's principle.
In Genesis 9:6, capital punishment for murder is grounded in humans being made in God's image, reinforcing the commandment.
In Genesis 9:5, God requires a reckoning for murder, establishing the sanctity of life that underlies the commandment.
Deuteronomy 27:24 curses secret murder, reinforcing the commandment with a communal curse.
Genesis 4:8-23 records the first murder (Cain and Abel), providing a narrative example of violating this command.
1 Timothy 1:9 lists murderers among those the law is for, showing the commandment targets the lawless.