Genesis 9:6

6 1"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, 2for God made man in his own image.

Genesis 9:6 In-Context

4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.
6 "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.
7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem on the earth and multiply in it."
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 21:12, 14; Leviticus 24:17; Numbers 35:31, 33; [Matthew 26:52; Revelation 13:10]
  • 2. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:1; James 3:9
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