Exodus 32:27-28

32:27 and he said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Each man fasten ¹  his sword on his side, and go back and forth ²  from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and each one kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” ³ 

32:28 The Levites did what Moses ordered, ⁴  and that day about three thousand men of the people died. ⁵ 

Deuteronomy 13:6-11

False Prophets in the Family

13:6 Suppose your own full brother, ⁶  your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods ⁷  that neither you nor your ancestors ⁸  have previously known, ⁹  13:7 the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth ¹⁰  to the other). 13:8 You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him. 13:9 Instead, you must kill him without fail! ¹¹  Your own hand must be the first to strike him, ¹²  and then the hands of the whole community. 13:10 You must stone him to death ¹³  because he tried to entice you away from the Lord your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. 13:11 Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you. ¹⁴ 

Deuteronomy 18:20

18:20 “But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized ¹⁵  him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.

Deuteronomy 33:9

33:9 He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” ¹⁶ 

and he did not acknowledge his own brothers

or know his own children,

for they kept your word,

and guarded your covenant.

Matthew 10:37

10:37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26

14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate ¹⁷  his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, ¹⁸  he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:2

14:2 There ¹⁹  right ²⁰  in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. ²¹ 

Colossians 1:16

1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, ²²  whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

[32:27]  ¹ tn Heb “put.”

[32:27]  ² tn The two imperatives form a verbal hendiadys: “pass over and return,” meaning, “go back and forth” throughout the camp.

[32:27]  ³ tn The phrases have “and kill a man his brother, and a man his companion, and a man his neighbor.” The instructions were probably intended to mean that they should kill leaders they knew to be guilty because they had been seen or because they failed the water test – whoever they were.

[32:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “did according to the word of Moses.”

[32:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “fell.”

[13:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “your brother, the son of your mother.” In a polygamous society it was not rare to have half brothers and sisters by way of a common father and different mothers.

[13:6]  ⁷ tn In the Hebrew text these words are in the form of a brief quotation: “entice you secretly saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods.’”

[13:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 17).

[13:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “which you have not known, you or your fathers.” (cf. KJV, ASV; on “fathers” cf. v. 18).

[13:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “land” (so NIV, NCV); the same Hebrew word can be translated “land” or “earth.”

[13:9]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail” (cf. NIV “you must certainly put him to death”).

[13:9]  ¹² tn Heb “to put him to death,” but this is misleading in English for such an action would leave nothing for the others to do.

[13:10]  ¹³ sn Execution by means of pelting the offender with stones afforded a mechanism whereby the whole community could share in it. In a very real sense it could be done not only in the name of the community and on its behalf but by its members (cf. Lev 24:14; Num 15:35; Deut 21:21; Josh 7:25).

[13:11]  ¹⁴ sn Some see in this statement an argument for the deterrent effect of capital punishment (Deut 17:13; 19:20; 21:21).

[18:20]  ¹⁵ tn Or “commanded” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[33:9]  ¹⁶ sn This statement no doubt alludes to the Levites’ destruction of their own fellow tribesmen following the golden calf incident (Exod 32:25-29).

[14:26]  ¹⁷ tn This figurative use operates on a relative scale. God is to be loved more than family or self.

[14:26]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

[14:2]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “And there.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[14:2]  ²⁰ tn Grk “behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1). Here it has been translated as “right” in the phrase “right in front of him,” giving a similar effect of vividness in the translation.

[14:2]  ²¹ sn The condition called dropsy involves swollen limbs resulting from the accumulation of fluid in the body’s tissues, especially the legs.

[1:16]  ²² tn BDAG 579 s.v. κυριότης 3 suggests “bearers of the ruling powers, dominions” here.