4716. stauros -- an upright stake, hence a cross (the Rom. ...
... From the base of histemi; a stake or post (as set upright), ie (specially), a pole
or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to ...
/greek/4716.htm - 8kGenesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Genesis 9:5-6
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
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Romans 13:1-14
Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
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Acts 25:11
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.
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