20 Bijbelverzen over moord

Murder is forbidden outright, and the penalty for it is grounded in the image of God that every human being bears. The commandment is “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). God tells Noah after the flood that whoever sheds human blood will have their own blood shed, “for in the image of God has God made mankind” (Genesis 9:6). The first killing in Scripture is Cain’s murder of his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8-10). The law of Moses separates deliberate murder…