Exodus 21:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵“Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death.

¹⁶^(A)“Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death.

¹⁷^(B)“Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.

Exodus 21:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵“Anyone who attacks^[a] their father or mother is to be put to death.

¹⁶“Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,^(A) whether the victim has been sold^(B) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.

¹⁷“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.^(C)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)