Bible Verses about “forgiving murder”

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”

“¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

“‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›”

“‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.›”

“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”

“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“‹But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.›”

“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”

“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”

“Thou shalt not kill.”

“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.›”

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

“¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”

“¶ ‹Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:›”

“‹And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.›”

“¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”

“Jesus saith unto him, ‹I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.›”

“‹Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.›”

“‹Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.›”

“‹Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;›”

“‹And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.›”

“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.”

“‹He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.›”

“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person [to cause him] to die.”

“¶ A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”

“But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:”

“Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.”

“Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.”