Bible Verses About Murder Trials

Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

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.