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Bible Verses About Murder
Find Bible verses about murder — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about murder?
The Bible addresses murder with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Exodus 20:13
“"You shall not murder.”
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Deuteronomy 5:17
“"You shall not murder.”
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1 John 3:15
“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.”
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Matthew 21:38
“But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'”
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Mark 10:19
“You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.'"”
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Mark 6:25
“She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."”
Romans 3:15
“"Their feet are swift to shed blood.”
James 5:6
“You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn't resist you.”
John 8:40
“But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.”
Romans 13:9
“For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet," and whatever other commandments there...”
Mark 6:24
“She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."”
Matthew 19:18
“He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'”
Matthew 5:21
“"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'”
Genesis 4:8
“Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.”
James 2:11
“For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.”
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Matthew 21:39 — “So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him....”
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