¹⁰ If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,

¹² He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

⁵ And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.

⁶ Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

² If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

¹³ Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.

³¹ Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.

⁸ Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.

⁹ You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.

⁴⁰ Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

¹² Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.