1695 Baptist Catechism · 1695

Q74. What is forbidden in the sixth Commandment?

The sixth Commandment absolutely forbiddeth the taking away of our own Life; or the Life of our Neighbor unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth thereunto.
Answer · 1695 Baptist Catechism

Scripture proofs

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    Acts 16:28

    But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

    Genesis 9:6

    Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.