Matthew 5:21
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”Matthew 5:21
What Does Matthew 5:21 Mean?
Matthew 5:21 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 5:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 5:17“Thou shalt not kill.”1 John 3:15“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”Exodus 20:13“Thou shalt not kill.”Numbers 35:30“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.”Exodus 21:12“He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.”Numbers 35:16“And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.”James 2:11“For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.”Deuteronomy 21:7“And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”Genesis 9:5“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.”Nehemiah 8:8“So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”Matthew 5:27“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”Numbers 35:12“And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.”Job 8:8“For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:”Matthew 5:33“Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:”Matthew 5:38“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”Matthew 19:18“He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,”Deuteronomy 16:18“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”1 Kings 2:5“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.”Malachi 2:9“Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.”Romans 7:9“For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.”
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