Leviticus 24:16

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Leviticus 24:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible

14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

15 And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

17 And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

1 Kings 21:10

But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 21:11

So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

1 Kings 21:12

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:13

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Psalms 74:10

How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Psalms 74:18

Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

Psalms 139:20

who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

Matthew 12:31

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Mark 3:28

Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

Mark 3:29

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

John 8:58

“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

John 8:59

At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

John 10:33

“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”

John 10:34

Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?

John 10:35

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

John 10:36

then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

Acts 26:11

I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

James 2:7

Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?