Genesis 9:6
6 d“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
efor God made man in his own image.
Leviticus 24:17
An Eye for an Eye
17 “Whoever takes a human life xshall surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:30–31
30 “If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death ion the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death.
Matthew 26:52
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. lFor all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
