What is the sixth commandment?
The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill.a
- aExodus 20:13
Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 3 questions answered from Scripture
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Are the lives of men in their own nature precious? Yes.
“The life is more than meat” Matthew 6:25
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Hath God therefore set a hedge round about them? Yes.
“Of every man will I require the life of man” Genesis 9:5
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And was it needful that he should do so? Yes.
“For out of the heart proceed murders” Matthew 15:19
Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.
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