Dictionary of Bible Themes
The unlawful killing of individual human beings, forbidden by God and carrying the threat of severe punishment.
Exodus 20:13Murder forbidden by the law
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Matthew 5:21; 19:18pp Dt 5:17
Romans 13:9pp Mk 10:19
1 Timothy 1:9pp Lk 18:20
James 2:11-12Exodus 21:12Murder is to be punished
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Punishment by death
Genesis 9:6Leviticus 24:17,21Numbers 35:16-21,31Deuteronomy 19:11-13Genesis 4:13-14See also
Punishment by banishing
Proverbs 28:17Revelation 21:8; 22:15Punishment by exclusion from the kingdom
Numbers 35:11Unintentional murderers are protected from avengers
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Numbers 35:22-29,32Joshua 21:13,21,27,32,38Numbers 35:30Witnesses are required before murder is proven
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Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15Hebrews 10:28Numbers 35:22-24Unpremeditated murder
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Exodus 21:13Deuteronomy 4:41-44; 19:4Joshua 20:1-3Genesis 4:8Premeditated motives of murder
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Jealousy
1 John 3:122 Samuel 12:9-10Lust
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2 Samuel 11:1-17Many motives contributed to David's plan to remove Uriah. It began with lust.
2 Kings 12:20See also
Rebellion and power
Judges 3:212 Kings 9:14,24; 19:36-371 Kings 2:25See also
To remove opponents
Judges 9:1-62 Samuel 20:9-102 Chronicles 21:42 Samuel 13:28-29See also
To take revenge
Exodus 2:11-132 Samuel 3:27; 4:1-8Proverbs 1:11-13See also
Robbery
Luke 10:30Matthew 24:9Persecution
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2 Chronicles 21:13pp Lk 21:12-17
Job 24:14Proverbs 29:10Matthew 14:6-11; 23:30-37Mark 3:6Acts 2:23; 7:54-602 Timothy 4:6Matthew 5:21-22Murder as an attitude as well as an action
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Matthew 15:19John 8:441 John 3:15Luke 23:25Murderers can be pardoned
Unjustly
pp Mt 27:15-17
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pp Mk 15:6-11
Acts 3:14pp Jn 18:39-40
2 Samuel 12:9-13Acts 26:10Justly--through God's grace
1 Timothy 1:13-15See also
Exodus 2:12-3:12Acts 7:58; 8:3; 9:1,13; 22:41 Corinthians 15:9Ephesians 3:8See also
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