We should all respect human life. From the Bible, we learn that God created each of us in his image, so the spirit that dwells in every human being is created in the image of God. So when we insult or hurt a human being, it is the same as hurting God.
God created Adam and breathed into him and made him alive. We have the spirit that God gave us. Therefore, we should respect all people since we are all created in the image of God. God has commanded us to love and cherish one another.
God has warned us that we should never harm any human being and keep ourselves away from sinful acts such as stealing, murder, etc. We should show God’s love by being kind, patient, and forgiving to others.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible scriptures that talk about respect for human life.
Exodus 20:13 :—
“Thou shalt not kill”
Exodus 23:7 :—
“Keep thee far from a false matter; the innocent righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked”
Deuteronomy 5:17 :—
“Thou shalt not kill”
Matthew 18:10 :—
“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven”
Matthew 25:40 :—
“The King shall answer say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me”
Matthew 5:21 :—
“Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment”
Matthew 7:1-2 :—
“Judge not, that ye be not judgedFor with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”
Matthew 7:12 :—
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
Luke 10:27 :—
“He answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, with all thy mind; thy neighbour as thyself”
Luke 6:31 :—
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Romans 12:10 :—
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another”
Romans 12:16 :—
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits”
Romans 12:18 :—
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men”
Romans 13:9 :—
“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Romans 14:8 :—
“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s”
Romans 15:1 :—
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, not to please ourselves”
Romans 15:7 :—
“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God”
Proverbs 14:31 :—
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor”
Proverbs 15:1 :—
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
Proverbs 17:5 :—
“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished”
Proverbs 22:2 :—
“The rich poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all”
Proverbs 24:11-12 :—
“If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, those that are ready to be slainIf thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? shall not he render to every man according to his works?”
Proverbs 31:8-9 :—
“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destructionOpen thy mouth, judge righteously, plead the cause of the poor needy”
Psalm 127:3 :—
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : the fruit of the womb is his reward”
Psalm 139:13-16 :—
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s wombI will praise thee; for I am fearfully wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; that my soul knoweth right wellMy substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earthThine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
Psalm 82:3-4 :—
“Defend the poor fatherless: do justice to the afflicted needyDeliver the poor needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked”
Jeremiah 1:5 :—
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
Isaiah 1:17 :—
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow”
Isaiah 49:15 :—
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee”
James 1:27 :—
“Pure religion undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world”
James 2:8 :—
“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well”
James 3:9 :—
“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God”
Galatians 3:28 :—
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus”
Galatians 5:14 :—
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Galatians 6:2 :—
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfil the law of Christ”
Ephesians 4:32 :—
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
Ephesians 5:33 :—
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; the wife see that she reverence her husband”
Colossians 3:12-14 :—
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsufferingForbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do yeAnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness”
John 13:34-35 :—
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one anotherBy this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”
John 15:12-13 :—
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved youGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
Micah 6:8 :—
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”
Leviticus 19:18 :—
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord”
Leviticus 19:32 :—
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, honour the face of the old man, fear thy God: I am the Lord”
Hebrews 13:1-2 :—
“Let brotherly love continueBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”
Philippians 2:3-4 :—
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselvesLook not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”
Job 31:15 :—
“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? did not one fashion us in the womb?”
Acts 10:34-35 :—
“Then Peter opened his mouth, said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of personsBut in every nation he that feareth him, worketh righteousness, is accepted with him”
Acts 17:26 :—
“Hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, hath determined the times before appointed, the bounds of their habitation”
Mark 12:31 :—
“The second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these”
Titus 3:2 :—
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”
Zechariah 7:9-10 :—
“Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, shew mercy compassions every man to his brotherAnd oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart”