Verse
Exodus 20:13 — Thou shalt not kill.
“Thou shalt not kill.”
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The verses around Exodus 20:13.
11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13Thou shalt not kill.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15Thou shalt not steal.
Verse explanation
One of the shortest and most direct commandments: it forbids taking another person’s life.
From the Exodus 20 study in Bible in Stories.
Exodus 20:13 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Thou shalt not kill.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não matarás.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não cometerás homicídio.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No cometerás asesinato.
Read the chapter in this version →
In other languages: Português (Êxodo 20:13) · Español (Éxodo 20:13)
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