If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed. Cross References Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 24:43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 1 Peter 4:15 Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler. Job 24:16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light. Jeremiah 2:34 Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things Treasury of Scripture If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. breaking Job 24:14 Job 30:5 Hosea 7:1 no blood Numbers 35:27 |
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