Who so (A)sheddeth man’s blood, [a]by man shall his blood be shed: (B)for in the [b]image of God hath he made man.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 9:6 Not only by the magistrate, but oft times God raiseth up one murderer to kill another.
  2. Genesis 9:6 Therefore to kill man is to deface God’s image, and so injury is not only done to man, but also to God.

“Whoever sheds human blood,
    by humans shall their blood be shed;(A)
for in the image of God(B)
    has God made mankind.

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10 If any lead into captivity, he shall go into captivity: (A)if any kill with a sword, he must be killed by a sword: here is the patience and the faith of the Saints.

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10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[a] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[b](A)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(B) on the part of God’s people.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  2. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2