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Bible Verses About capital punishment

9 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about capital punishment. This collection of 9 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Genesis 9:6
King James (KJV)Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

9 Key Scriptures

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. killeth: Heb. smiteth the life of a man
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. ordained: or, ordered
Thou shalt not kill.
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

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