Exodus 20:13

You shall not murder.

Cross References (26)

  • Romans 13:9 (40)

    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments,

  • Deuteronomy 5:17 (30)

    You shall not murder.

  • Genesis 9:5–6 (13)

    And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting

  • Matthew 5:21–22 (10)

    You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

  • Exodus 21:14 (10)

    But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put

  • Leviticus 24:21 (8)

    Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

  • Matthew 19:18 (8)

    “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false wi

  • Deuteronomy 19:11–13 (8)

    If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities

  • James 2:11 (8)

    For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murd

  • Exodus 21:20 (7)

    If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished

  • James 2:13 (7)

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • 1 John 3:12–15 (7)

    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own d

  • 1 Timothy 1:9 (6)

    We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, fo

  • Isaiah 26:21 (6)

    For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth

  • Proverbs 1:18 (5)

    But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Galatians 5:21 (5)

    and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not i

  • Proverbs 1:11 (5)

    If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

  • Numbers 35:16–34 (3)

    If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be pu

  • 2 Samuel 12:9–10 (3)

    Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword an

  • 2 Chronicles 24:22 (3)

    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash kil

  • 2 Kings 21:16 (3)

    Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he

  • Jeremiah 26:15 (3)

    But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upo

  • Psalms 10:8–11 (3)

    He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

  • Acts 28:4 (3)

    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Alt

  • Exodus 21:29 (3)

    But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman

  • Genesis 4:8–23 (3)

    Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against