What does the Bible say about the Death Penalty?
Genesis 9:6 ESV
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in bis own
image.
Exodus 21:12 ESV
“Whoever Strikes a man so that he dies Shall be put to death.
Romans 12:19 ESV
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the Wrath of God, for it is Written, “Vengeance
is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Exodus 20:13 ESV
“You shall not murder.
Matthew 5:43-44 ESV
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say
to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
_Matthew 5:7 BSV
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Exodus 21:17 ESV
“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
John 3:16-17 ESV
“F or God s'o loved the World, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the World to condemn the World,
but in order that the World might be saved through him.
Romans 6:23 ESV / 9 helpful votes
For the Wages of sin is death, but the free of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Peter 3:9 ESV/ 8 helpful Votes
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not
Wishing that any should perish, but that all Should reach repentance.
Matthew 5:38-39 ESV f 7 helpful Votes
“You have heard that it was Said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do
not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other
also.
Exodus 21 :15 ESV / 7 helpful votes
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
Revelation 1:1-20 ESV l 6 helpful Votes
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him- to show to his servants the things that must
soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore Witness to
the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one
who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and Who keep what
is Written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and
peace from him Who is and who Was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are
before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the
ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
Genesis 4:1042 ESV / 6 helpful Votes
And the Lord Said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother‘s blood is crying to me from
the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive
your brother's blood from your hand. When you Work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you
its Strength. You Shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
l John 4:1 ESV / 5 helpful Votes
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see Whether they are from God, for
many false prophets have gone out into the World. '
l John 3:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Romans 1313-4 ESV/ 5 helpful votes
F or rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is
in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for
your good. But if you do Wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. F or he is the
servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's Wrath on the Wrongdoer.
Leviticus 20:27 ESV/ 5 helpful Votes
“A man or a Woman who is a medium or a necromancer Shall surely be put t0 death. They shaìl
be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.”
Exodus 21:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes
“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to
death.
Jude 113-4 ESV
Beloved, although I was very eager to Write to you about our common Salvation, I found it
necessary to Write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the
saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who _long ago were designated for this l
condemnation, ungodly people, Who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our
only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:17 ESV
For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins With us, what will
be the outcome for those who do not Obey the gospel of God?
1 Peter 2:14 ESV
Or to governors as sent by him to punish those Who do evil and to praise those who do good.
James 3:6 ESV
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members,
staining the Whole body, setting on the entire course of life, and set on ñre by hell.
Matthew 5:22 ESV
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother be liable to judgment; Whoever
insults his brother will be liable to the council; and Whoever says, ‘You fool! will be liable to the
hell of
Revelation 8:1-11:15 ESV
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there Was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Then I saw the seven angels who Stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And
another angel came and at the altar With a golden censer, and he Was given much incense to
offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the
incense, With the prayers of the Saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. Then the
angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were
peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 6_:9-11 ESV
When he opened the seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the
word of God and for the Witness they had borne. They cried out with aloud voice, “O Sovereign
Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on
the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the
number of their fellow servants and their brothers Should be complete, who Were to be killed as
they themselves had been. l
Revelation 6:8 ESV
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name Was Death, and Hades followed him. l
And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and
with pestilence and by Wild beasts of the earth.
Revelation 6:2 ESV
And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him,
and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 5:1() ESV
And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Revelation 1:18 ESV
And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and
Hades.
James 2:19 ESV
You believe that God is one; you do Well. Even the demons believe-and shudder!
Deuteronomy 24:16 ESV
“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall childrenbe put to death
because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. '
Revelation 3 :21 ESV
The one who conquers, I will grant him to Sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat
down with my Father on his throne.
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual
immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of
eternal fire.
Genesis 9:6 ESV
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in bis own
image.
Exodus 21:12 ESV
“Whoever Strikes a man so that he dies Shall be put to death.
Romans 12:19 ESV
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the Wrath of God, for it is Written, “Vengeance
is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Exodus 20:13 ESV
“You shall not murder.
Matthew 5:43-44 ESV
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say
to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
_Matthew 5:7 BSV
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Exodus 21:17 ESV
“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
John 3:16-17 ESV
“F or God s'o loved the World, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the World to condemn the World,
but in order that the World might be saved through him.
Romans 6:23 ESV / 9 helpful votes
For the Wages of sin is death, but the free of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Peter 3:9 ESV/ 8 helpful Votes
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not
Wishing that any should perish, but that all Should reach repentance.
Matthew 5:38-39 ESV f 7 helpful Votes
“You have heard that it was Said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do
not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other
also.
Exodus 21 :15 ESV / 7 helpful votes
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
Revelation 1:1-20 ESV l 6 helpful Votes
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him- to show to his servants the things that must
soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore Witness to
the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one
who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and Who keep what
is Written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and
peace from him Who is and who Was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are
before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the
ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
Genesis 4:1042 ESV / 6 helpful Votes
And the Lord Said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother‘s blood is crying to me from
the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive
your brother's blood from your hand. When you Work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you
its Strength. You Shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
l John 4:1 ESV / 5 helpful Votes
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see Whether they are from God, for
many false prophets have gone out into the World. '
l John 3:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Romans 1313-4 ESV/ 5 helpful votes
F or rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is
in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for
your good. But if you do Wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. F or he is the
servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's Wrath on the Wrongdoer.
Leviticus 20:27 ESV/ 5 helpful Votes
“A man or a Woman who is a medium or a necromancer Shall surely be put t0 death. They shaìl
be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.”
Exodus 21:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes
“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to
death.
Jude 113-4 ESV
Beloved, although I was very eager to Write to you about our common Salvation, I found it
necessary to Write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the
saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who _long ago were designated for this l
condemnation, ungodly people, Who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our
only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:17 ESV
For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins With us, what will
be the outcome for those who do not Obey the gospel of God?
1 Peter 2:14 ESV
Or to governors as sent by him to punish those Who do evil and to praise those who do good.
James 3:6 ESV
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members,
staining the Whole body, setting on the entire course of life, and set on ñre by hell.
Matthew 5:22 ESV
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother be liable to judgment; Whoever
insults his brother will be liable to the council; and Whoever says, ‘You fool! will be liable to the
hell of
Revelation 8:1-11:15 ESV
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there Was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Then I saw the seven angels who Stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And
another angel came and at the altar With a golden censer, and he Was given much incense to
offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the
incense, With the prayers of the Saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. Then the
angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were
peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 6_:9-11 ESV
When he opened the seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the
word of God and for the Witness they had borne. They cried out with aloud voice, “O Sovereign
Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on
the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the
number of their fellow servants and their brothers Should be complete, who Were to be killed as
they themselves had been. l
Revelation 6:8 ESV
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name Was Death, and Hades followed him. l
And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and
with pestilence and by Wild beasts of the earth.
Revelation 6:2 ESV
And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him,
and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 5:1() ESV
And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Revelation 1:18 ESV
And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and
Hades.
James 2:19 ESV
You believe that God is one; you do Well. Even the demons believe-and shudder!
Deuteronomy 24:16 ESV
“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall childrenbe put to death
because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. '
Revelation 3 :21 ESV
The one who conquers, I will grant him to Sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat
down with my Father on his throne.
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual
immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of
eternal fire.