I have an essay for my shakespeare class due tomorrow and I really need a quote from the bible advocating putting those who commit murder to death.
Can anybody give me anything?
Bible and the death penalty
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"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
I only glanced at these, but they mention execution for murder. They may be of help.
Numbers 35
35:9
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
35:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
35:11
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
35:12
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
35:13
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
35:14
Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
35:15
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
35:16
And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:17
And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:18
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:19
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
35:20
But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
35:21
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
Deuteronomy, Chapter 19
Numbers 35
35:9
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
35:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
35:11
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
35:12
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
35:13
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
35:14
Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
35:15
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
35:16
And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:17
And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:18
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
35:19
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
35:20
But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
35:21
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
Deuteronomy, Chapter 19
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