What the Bible says about

Killing

40 references · matched from the Berean Standard Bible text · tap any verse for study tools

“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 his brother Abel and killed him.”
Genesis 4:8 BSB
“Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.””
Genesis 4:14 BSB
““Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.”
Genesis 4:15 BSB
“And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.””
Genesis 4:25 BSB
“and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.”
Genesis 12:12 BSB
“Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?””
Genesis 18:25 BSB
“Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’”
Genesis 20:11 BSB
“But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.””
Genesis 26:7 BSB
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