Exodus 22:2

If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.

Cross References (8)

  • Matthew 24:43 (9)

    But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept wat

  • Matthew 6:19–20 (5)

    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

  • Numbers 35:27 (4)

    and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of b

  • Job 30:5 (2)

    They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,

  • Hosea 7:1 (2)

    When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2 (2)

    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Job 24:14 (2)

    When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

  • Joel 2:9 (2)

    They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.